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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • All male board: -3
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: -1 ?

DARWEN MASTERS SWIMMING CLUB 

The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, primarily but not exclusively, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Darwen, Blackburn and the surrounding areas by the provision of facilities for swimming and associated activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is completely male

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
28/02/23£9,187£9,281£-9412
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 2 years

darwenmsc.com

j.holland248@btinternet.com

07747601920

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Blackburn With Darwen,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 12 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 9/11 persons

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 30/08/2022, number: 1200203
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
Filing Record
1 returns made; all on time
Main office

41 Sandringham Drive
Brinscall
CHORLEY
Lancashire
PR6 8SU

Objectives

THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN SWIMMING FOR HEALTHY RECREATION, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DARWEN, BLACKBURN AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SWIMMING AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
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