Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 3
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Grant maker 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:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit
Volun-
teers
31/08/22£462,246£426,939£35,3074
31/08/21£90,944£71,067£19,8774
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

www.theBSA.co.uk

contactus@theBSA.co.uk

07956186049

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • 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 works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 4 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.

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:
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
There are no Policies registered with the Charities Commission
Filing Record
2 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.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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