Westbrook Community Center

What Westbrook Community Center does

Westbrook Community Center is a municipal government-operated recreation and community services facility located at 426 Bridge Street, Westbrook, Maine, administered as a department of the City of Westbrook's Community Services division. The organization delivers a broad program catalog spanning aquatics, youth, adult, senior, and family programming, alongside LEARNS before/after-school care, summer camps, swim lessons, memberships, facility rentals, and trip/travel experiences. Its anchor asset is the John P. Davan Indoor Pool, which supports lap swim, aquatic fitness classes (Aqua Aerobics, Core Splash, Aquathenics, Aqua Tabata), community open swims, and hourly pool rentals. The center also houses two on-site community support assets: Cornelia's Closet Re-Sale Thrift Shop (cash-only, Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday) and the Westbrook Food Pantry (curbside pickup at Door #25, Tuesdays 11am-1pm).

The business model combines three primary revenue streams layered on municipal budget support: (1) transactional program and drop-in fees ranging from $3 to $135 per person (e.g., $8 adult lap swim, $4 community open swim, $135 Cabbage Island Clambake); (2) recurring aquatics and general memberships providing facility access and included drop-in privileges; and (3) one-time facility rentals ($59-$69/hour pool, room rental inquiries via email). A fourth stream, organized travel programs in partnership with Collette Tours, generates per-person revenue from $3 transportation-only local trips up to $5,929 for the Iceland's Midnight Sun multi-day tour. Fitness instruction is outsourced to Train Your Inner Athlete, which operates all fitness classes at the facility.

The go-to-market motion is community-led, targeting local residents across four primary persona segments (Youth and Families, Adults, Seniors 50+, and Community Support Services) through a Rec1-powered online catalog (secure.rec1.com/ME/westbrook-me/catalog), walk-in and phone registration (207-854-0676), email/text alerts, a Canva-distributed brochure, and an owned 28-passenger mini-bus for transport. With 10 employees and 160 cataloged activities across 12 categories, the operation is structured for high program breadth at subsidized, municipal pricing rather than scale or margin expansion; the Travel Program arm is the most commercially distinct growth surface, currently forward-booked through 2027.

Name

Westbrook Community Center

Legal name

City of Westbrook Community Services

Website

https://westbrookcommunitycenter.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Westbrook Community Center is a City of Westbrook, Maine municipal facility at 426 Bridge Street that provides recreation, aquatics, youth, adult, senior, and family programming plus an on-site food pantry and thrift shop, serving local residents of all ages via the Rec1 online registration platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Recreation Services

NAICS

Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (713940), Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers (71394)

SIC

Services-Membership Sports & Recreation Clubs (7997), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Aquatic Centers & Swimming Facilities (MPAKAEAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parks, Recreation & Cultural Services (BPAIACAI), Aquatics Programs (Pools, Swim Lessons, Lifeguarding) (EDALAIAF)

Keywords

• Community recreation services
• Municipal aquatics programs
• Senior recreation programs
• Youth recreation programs
• Group travel programs

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Program Registration Fees: Fees charged for individual program registrations including swim lessons, fitness classes, aquatic programs, and special events. Drop-in fees range from $3-$135 per person depending on program type and duration.
2. Membership Programs: Aquatics and general memberships providing access to facility amenities including pool access and fitness classes with included drop-in privileges.
3. Facility Rentals: Rental revenue from private pool rentals and room rentals for events and parties. Pool rentals $59-$69 per hour; room rental inquiries handled via email.
4. Trip and Travel Programs: Organized group travel programs including day trips and multi-day tours operated in partnership with Collette Tours. Pricing ranges from $3 transportation-only trips to $5,929 per-person multi-destination tours.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Municipal community center providing fee-based recreational programs including aquatics, swim lessons, aquatic fitness, youth/adult/senior programming, LEARNS before/after-school care, group day trips and multi-destination tours, and room/pool rentals at the John P. Davan Indoor Pool facility. Programs are registered through an online catalog or on-site reception desk and serve Westbrook-area residents across all age groups.

Product overview

Westbrook Community Center operates as a multi-program recreational facility offering diverse community services. The center provides a unified platform of programs including Aquatics (pool access, swim lessons, aquatic fitness classes), Youth/Adult/Senior/Family Programs, LEARNS & Camps (before/after-school care and summer programs), Memberships, Swim Lessons, Trip & Travel Programs (day trips, overnight tours, and special excursions), Special Events (community concerts), Facility Rentals, Redwood Society (senior membership), and Community Garden. Programs are accessible through online registration via the rec1.com platform, with offerings ranging from fitness classes and recreational activities to organized travel experiences and community events. The center operates the John P. Davan Indoor Pool and various meeting/spaces for community use.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aquatics Programs

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Train Your Inner AthletecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOperates all fitness classes at the Westbrook Community Center including general fitness programming. Website: www.trainyourinnerathlete.com
• Collette TourscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnered travel operator for multi-destination tours including America's Cowboy Country, Iceland's Midnight Sun, and Bluegrass Country & the Smoky Mountains. Provides booking platform at gateway.gocollette.com with packages from Boston Logan Intl Airport.
• Cornelia's Closet Re-Sale Thrift ShopminorOthersLocated within the Westbrook Community Center, open Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays 9am-1pm. Cash only. Supports community center operations.
• Westbrook Food PantryminorOthersLocated at the Westbrook Community Center, provides curbside food assistance at Door #25 from 11am-1pm on Tuesdays. Phone: 207.591.8147.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• YMCA of Southern Maine: Regional YMCA serving greater Portland, Maine with aquatics, swim lessons, youth programs, senior programming, and memberships at multiple branches. Directly comparable in core offering mix (pool, classes, family programming) and pricing model (memberships + drop-in), though structured as a nonprofit rather than municipal entity.
• Portland Parks, Recreation & Facilities Department: Adjacent municipal recreation department operating pools, ice arena, community centers, and youth/adult/senior programming for Portland, Maine residents. Closest structural peer — same municipal operating model, similar Rec1 catalog platform, similar programming taxonomy including swim lessons and senior trips.
• South Portland Community Center: Municipal recreation facility in neighboring South Portland, Maine offering aquatics, fitness, youth and senior programs via municipal operations. Directly comparable in mission, ownership structure (city-run), and programming breadth for a similar New England service-area community.
• Greater Portland Metro Parks (Metro): Regional parks and recreation operator in the Portland, Maine metro providing community recreation programming, pools, and family activities under a public-sector model. Comparable in municipal/regional recreation delivery and overlapping customer base within driving distance of Westbrook.

Broad incumbents

• Planet Fitness: National low-cost fitness chain with locations across Maine including the Portland metro. Competes for the same adult fitness and basic recreation segment, though it lacks aquatics, swim lessons, senior trips, and youth programming — making it a partial competitor for adult drop-in revenue.

Emerging players

• Goldfish Swim School: National franchised swim school operator with locations in the greater Portland area competing specifically for the youth and family swim-lesson segment. Directly comparable to Westbrook's swim-lesson program (40 offerings) but with a private, premium-priced instructional model.

Regional players

• Central Florida YMCA / Greater Nashua YMCA (comparator Ys): Comparable nonprofit YMCA operations in New Hampshire and broader New England offering the same aquatics + fitness + youth/senior programming stack. Useful for benchmarking programming breadth and membership pricing in the same regional market.

Others

• Rec1 (CivicPlus): Software vendor providing the online registration platform (Rec1) used by Westbrook and hundreds of other municipal recreation departments. Adjacent technology partner — relevant for benchmarking the catalog/registration infrastructure that powers municipal recreation operations broadly.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/westbrookcommunitycenter
• Instagraminstagram.com/westbrookcommunitycenter2021

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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