Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 7

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 14

THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (SWIM ENGLAND) LIMITED

National governing body for aquatics in England.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
One or more trustees receive benefits from the charity

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/12/22	£19,509	£15,642	£3,867	£0	£8,540	£8,540	6.6	191	1,000
31/12/21	£13,442	£10,116	£3,326	£0	£4,673	£4,639	5.5	153	200
31/12/20	£12,441	£12,655	£-214	£0	£1,347	£1,279	1.2	216	1,000
31/12/19	£17,252	£17,070	£182	£0	£1,561	£1,408	1	279	1,000
31/12/18	£14,031	£12,652	£1,379	£0	£1,379	£1,379	1.3	242	1,000

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 39%
Highest pay band: £150,000-£200,000
Liabilities/Assets: 34%
Liabilities/Income: 23%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 6.6 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 2

Asset Split ?

Established: 6 years

http://www.swimming.org/

brian.havill@swimming.org

01509618700

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

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 works here?

191 employees
1,000 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

Sport England	£5,518,090
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 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 agreed tolerance.
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 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 activity as Swimming & Diving
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 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 use of swimming pools, in coalition with Activity Alliance, GLL and Community Leisure UK.
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 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 as Swimming & Diving

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 38-74

ANDREW DAVID SALMON Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Chief Executive

AYSHA KIDWAI Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Director

BARRY JAMES SAUNDERS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: None

CAROLYN RYAN Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Director

KATIE AMANDA WALCOTT GREENWOOD Appointed: 2022

RICHARD HOOKWAY (Chair) Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Chief Executive

ALISON BREADON Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Accountant

BRIAN WILSON HAVILL Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director, Other trusteeship: SWIMMING TRUST,

BERNARD SIMKINS Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

CAROLINE GREEN Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Solicitor

JOAN WHEELER Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

NEIL BOOTH Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Company Director

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

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

5 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.

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