Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 7
Support Score: 7
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (SWIM ENGLAND) LIMITED

National governing body for aquatics in England.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£18,777£17,844£933£0£9,473£9,4736.42211,000
31/12/22£19,509£15,642£3,867£0£8,540£8,5406.61911,000
31/12/21£13,442£10,116£3,326£0£4,673£4,6395.5153200
31/12/20£12,441£12,655£-214£0£1,347£1,2791.22161,000
31/12/19£17,252£17,070£182£0£1,561£1,40812791,000
31/12/18£14,031£12,652£1,379£0£1,379£1,3791.32420

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 28%
Liabilities/Income: 19%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2.2
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 7 years

http://www.swimming.org/

brian.havill@swimming.org

01509618700

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Education/Training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Community sports activities
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Makes grants to organisations
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Sport England£5,058,090
DCMS£1,129,500
Spirit of 2012£64,000
Essex Community Foundation£7,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Kernow Artistic Swimming Club
£1,492 21/10/2023
We would like to buy much-needed equipment for land and pool training. We would also like to buy some new costumes and accessories for national competitions as well as help towards travel.
Spirit of 2012 - The Ripple Effect
£64,000 10/01/2022
A test and learn project to co-produce solutions to barriers found within Swim England's existing volunteer structure. Final amount of grant dispersed may differ due to project underspend and within ....more
Sport England - Swim England Covid 19 Talent Funding
£324,502 24/05/2021
11
Funding under Sport England's Commonwealth Games Medal Preparation Programme 2022 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Swim England Covid 19 Talent Funding. This project lists its main ....more
Essex Community Foundation - Swim Safe Harwich
£7,000 22/04/2021
for the Swim Safe Harwich project providing educational water safety for local children and young people
Sport England - NGB Funding 2017-21
£2,109,500 09/04/2021
59
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 (Rollover) funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - NGB Funding 2017-21
£990,000 23/03/2021
59
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - COVID-19 Sector Partner Fund
£414,588 16/06/2020
6
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Sector Partner Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 Sector Partner Fund. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - NGB Funding 2017-21
£1,119,500 03/04/2020
47
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-NGB Funding 2017-21
£1,119,500 03/04/2020
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-Efficiency and Digital Improvement
£10,000 27/03/2020
Funding under Sport England's NGB Efficiencies funding programme for a Revenue project titled Efficiency and Digital Improvement. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - Birmingham 2022 Team Leader support
£100,000 16/01/2020
31
Funding under Sport England's Commonwealth Games 2022 funding programme for a Revenue project titled Birmingham 2022 Team Leader support. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - NGB Funding 2017-21
£460,000 24/05/2019
47
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - NGB Funding 2017-21
£1,127,000 12/04/2019
47
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-NGB Funding 2017-21
£1,127,000 12/04/2019
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'NGB Funding 2017-21'. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving.
Essex Community Foundation - Swim Safe Harwich
£4,037 06/12/2018
3
Towards an educational water safety programme for children and young people in Harwich and Dovercourt
London Marathon Charitable Trust - Developing Inclusive Pools
£750,000 26/09/2018
Towards delivering an inclusive swimming initiative at 10 pools in London and 10 pools outside the capital to increase uptake of Poolpods and other capital investments designed to encourage inclusive ....more
Sport England - NGB Funding 2017-21
£1,191,625 05/04/2018
47
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
DCMS - ALB-Sport England-NGB Funding 2017-21
£1,191,625 05/04/2018
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'NGB Funding 2017-21'. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving.
Sport England - NGB Funding 2017-21
£7,460,000 09/08/2017
47
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - NGB Funding 2017-21
£1,236,875 12/05/2017
47
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2017-21. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
DCMS - ALB-NGB Funding 2017-21
£1,261,875 12/05/2017
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2017-21 funding programme for a Revenue project titled 'NGB Funding 2017-21'. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving.
Sport England - NGB Funding 2013-17
£1,627,864 08/04/2016
47
Funding under Sport England's NGB Funding 2013-17 funding programme for a Revenue project titled NGB Funding 2013-17. This project lists its main activity as Swimming & Diving
Sport England - Major Events - LEN 33rd European Swimming Championships
£42,800 24/02/2016
14
Funding under Sport England's Major Events Engagement Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled Major Events - LEN 33rd European Swimming Championships. This project lists its main activity ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (12)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-74
  • ALISON BREADON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant
  • ANDREW DAVID SALMON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive
  • AYSHA KIDWAI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director
  • BRIAN WILSON HAVILL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • BARRY JAMES SAUNDERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: None
  • BERNARD SIMKINS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • CAROLINE GREEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor
  • CAROLYN RYAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director
  • JOAN WHEELER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired
  • KATIE AMANDA WALCOTT GREENWOOD Appointed: 2022
  • NEIL BOOTH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director
  • RICHARD HOOKWAY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 07/11/2017, number: 1175603
  • Registered at Companies House on 24/08/2017, number: 10931571
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Filing Record
6 returns made; all on time
Main office

SWIM ENGLAND
SPORTPARK
PAVILION 3
3 OAKWOOD DRIVE
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY
LE11 3QF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC:TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SWIMMING, OPEN WATER SWIMMING, DIVING, SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING AND WATER POLO;TO ADVANCE PHYSICAL EDUCATION THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF SWIMMING, OPEN WATER SWIMMING, DIVING, HIGH DIVING, SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING AND WATER POLO;TO RELIEVE PEOPLE WITH PHYSICAL, SENSORY AND MENTAL DISABILITIES BY ENCOURAGING AND FACILITATING PARTICIPATION IN SPORTING ACTIVITIES, SPORTING PROGRAMMES AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, FACILITIES AND EQUIPMENT PARTICULARLY IN RELATION TO SWIMMING, OPEN WATER SWIMMING, DIVING, SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING AND WATER POLO;TO ADVANCE HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES BY THE PROVISION OF TEACHING AND TRAINING IN WATER SAFETY AND SWIMMING INSTRUCTION; ANDTO ADVANCE ANY OTHER PURPOSE THAT IS CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES IN ASSOCIATION WITH SWIMMING, OPEN WATER SWIMMING, DIVING, HIGH DIVING, SYNCHRONISED SWIMMING, WATER POLO AND OTHER AQUATIC ACTIVITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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