Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 3

Poor Liquidity: -1

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Overall weighted support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 1

THE BLACK SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (THE BSA)

Promote participation in aquatics and increase confidence in swimming by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, removing barriers to inclusion. Enable greater diversity across the aquatic sector, and increase awareness of water safety and of swimming as a life saving skill, ensuring that opportunities within swimming and aquatics are open and accessible to all communities.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
Why are there only 4 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

Liquidity appears to have been slender at the latest year end

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
31/08/23	£506	£461	£45	£0	£97	£29	0.8	4	4
31/08/22	£462	£427	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/08/21	£91	£71	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 5%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 30%
Reserves/Spending: 0.8 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 0

Asset Split ?

Balance Sheet History

Established: 4 years

www.theBSA.co.uk

contactus@theBSA.co.uk

07956186049

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Recreation
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Community sports activities

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services
Sponsors or undertakes research

Where it operates

Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
London Marathon Charitable Trust - The Blue Hour Together We Can Swim Diversifying the only sport that saves lives
£550,000	01/12/2021	A grant towards supportingThe Black Swimming Association, diversifying the world of aquatics through education, advocacy, support and research.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees:

ALICE DEARING Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

MARIE DANIELLE OBE (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Director

SEREN TANAKA LLOYD JONES Appointed: 2021

WILLIAM MICHAEL BARKWAY Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/02/2021, number: 1193374
Registered at Companies House on 24/08/2020, number: 12832788

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

71-75 SHELTON STREET
COVENT GARDEN
LONDON
WC2H 9JQ

Objectives

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN AQUATICS AMONGST BAME COMMUNITIES (BLACK, ASIAN AND MINORITY ETHNICS), BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) RAISING PUBLIC AWARENESS AROUND WATER SAFETY AND HIGHLIGHTING THE VALUE OF SWIMMING AS AN ESSENTIAL LIFE SAVING SKILL; AND(B) SUPPORTING OPPORTUNITIES THAT MAKE AQUATICS MORE ACCESSIBLE FOR BAME COMMUNITIES.

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