Aldryngton School Pool
• Benefits of the pool
- to the pupils
- to the wider school community
• How much does the pool cost to run?
• What are the sources of income?
… and how much should a Pool
Club Family Membership cost?
Benefit of the pool to School
As a result of the generosity of previous
generations of Aldryngton parents, every
child benefits from the opportunity to have
two sessions of swimming every week for
one sixth of the school year.
Benefit of the pool to School
As a result of the generosity of previous
generations of Aldryngton parents, every
child benefits from the opportunity to have
two sessions of swimming every week for
one sixth of the school year.
The alternative:
One year group might get one session per
week at a local swimming baths…
Benefit of the Pool Club
• Opens the pool up to the whole
school community
• Subsidises the cost of running the
pool for pupil swimming lessons
• Ideally, generates surplus income
for other PTA-funded projects…
What School spends …
maintenance
water
£7,000 chemicals
£6,000 gas
£5,000
£4,000
£3,000
£2,000
£1,000
£0
2007 2008 2009 2010
… and where it gets the money.
£12 donations are received for about 60% of pupils
Gift Aid on donations
£7,000
£12 donations for lessons
£6,000
PTA 50% contribution
£5,000
£4,000
£3,000
£2,000
£1,000
£0
2007 2008 2009 2010
Pool running costs: summary
income = expenditure – to within ~ £200 - £300
… but not including capital purchases – see later
£7,000 Total income to school
£6,000 Total expenditure by school
£5,000
£4,000
£3,000
£2,000
£1,000
£0
2007 2008 2009 2010
PTA expenditure
Half share of running costs paid to school
£5,000 maintenance
water - 50% share
£4,000 chemicals - 50% share
gas - 50% share
£3,000
£2,000
£1,000
£0
2007 2008 2009 2010
PTA expenditure
Expenses incurred in
running the Pool Club resussitation training
£5,000 other minor items
site controller w/e duties
£4,000 50% of running costs
£3,000
£2,000
£1,000
£0
2007 2008 2009 2010
PTA expenditure
Major equipment –
“capital expenditure” repairs
£5,000 vacuum cleaner
covers
£4,000 boilers
£3,000
£2,000
£1,000
£0
2007 2008 2009 2010
PTA expenditure
Capital expenditure amortised ~ £2,000 pa
Future capital items?
£5,000 • replacement covers (one already damaged)
• repair/replacement pool vacuum cleaner?
£4,000 • pool-side showers?
£3,000 repairs over 5 years
vacuum cleaner over 5 years
£2,000
covers over 3 years
£1,000 boilers over 5 years
£0
2010
PTA Pool Club income v. expenditure
Surplus on running costs Pool Club tickets
Deficit incl. capital items PTA share of running costs
£5,000 amortised capital ~ £2,000 pa
£4,000
£3,000
Need to get back to this level of income
£2,000
£1,000
£0
2007 2008 2009 2010
£1,000
£2,000
£3,000
£4,000
£5,000
£0
Don’t know – ask Avril
2007
72 family @ £56
2008
10 child @ £30
Pool Club ticket sales
63 family @ £63
2009
9 child @ £35
68 family @ £50
2010
13 child @ £22
Pool Club – 2011 pricing?
Minimum tolerable income: £3,600
Target income: £5,000
Minimum tolerable no. of family tickets: 60
Target no. of family tickets: 100+
Sliding scale? Every ticket sold earns £30
No of tickets Price Total
60 £60.00 £3,600
70 £55.71 £3,900
80 £52.50 £4,200
90 £50.00 £4,500
100 £48.00 £4,800