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The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited

82 /100

Clarity score

Good

Charity accounts, evidence & financial rating

82/100 Clarity Score · 4 stars · Charity Commission filings · How we score

Register checked 4 October 2026 · latest accounts 2024

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Is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited a good charity?

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited scores 82/100 (4 stars, Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, calculated from its UK regulator filings. Its latest accounts year is 2024 (£20m total income, 62% cause spend, 3-yr avg). This reflects financial transparency and stewardship on paper — not the real-world impact of its programmes. See the full breakdown.

Income

£20m

Accounts 2024-12-31

Spending

£20m

Accounts 2024-12-31

Charitable activities

62%

3-yr avg · share of spending

Accounts filing

On time

Charity Commission

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What does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited do?

National governing body for aquatics in England.

Activities reported by the charity on the official register · extract . This is separate from the accounts data used for its rating.

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How much does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited raise and spend?

Accounts period 2024-01-01 to 2024-12-31 · Source: Charity Commission filings

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited revenue and expenses for 2024
Category Amount % of spend
Total income £20m —
Total expenditure £20m —
Charitable activities £13m 63%
Fundraising £0 0%
Reported governance £30k 0%

Governance can already be allocated within other expenditure categories. It is not a separate measure of all administration costs; do not add these rows without checking the accounts notes.

What changed in The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited’s latest accounts?

Reported totals for 2024 compared with 2023. Changes can reflect the accounting period, restricted grants or restructuring as well as the charity’s work.

Income change
+5.3%
£19m → £20m
Spending change
+12.0%
£18m → £20m
Charitable activities share
+0.6 pp
62% → 63% · percentage points

These are annual figures. The Clarity Score may use averages across several disclosed years. Source: official accounts.

63%On charitable activities

Where does the money go?

Latest accounts (2024) · £20m spent

  • Charitable activities63%
  • Governance0%
  • Remaining expenditure37%

From the annual return

What does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited pay its staff, and where does its money come from?

Answers The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 December 2024, plus its register entry. These are the charity's own disclosures, not part of the Clarity Score.

How much are The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's highest-paid staff paid?

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 12 employees paid more than £60,000, including 7 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees).

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
Salary bandEmployees
£150,001–£200,000 2
£110,001–£120,000 1
£100,001–£110,000 4
£60,001–£70,000 5

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. The chief executive's pay is normally disclosed in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's money come from?

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited reported £20m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £10m (51%), other income £5.3m (27%), charitable activities £3.9m (20%).

  • Trading and fundraising events £10m · 51%
  • Other income £5.3m · 27%
  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts) £3.9m · 20%
  • Investments £392k · 2%

Cash at year end: £5.3m · unrestricted funds: £9.3m · restricted funds: £0. Restricted funds can only be spent on purposes set by the donor.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register does not record The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Company number
10931571 (Companies House)
Also known as
Asa
Where it says it operates
Throughout England

Source: Charity Commission register and annual return data, Open Government Licence v3.0. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How have The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's finances changed over five years?

Income rose 59% from £12m in 2020 to £20m in 2024; spending was £20m in 2024.

£0 £5.0m £10m £15m £20m 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Income 2020: £12m Spending 2020: £13m Cause spend 2020: £9.5m Income 2021: £13m Spending 2021: £10m Cause spend 2021: £6.6m Income 2022: £20m Spending 2022: £16m Cause spend 2022: £9.7m Income 2023: £19m Spending 2023: £18m Cause spend 2023: £11m Income 2024: £20m Spending 2024: £20m Cause spend 2024: £13m
  • Income
  • Spending
  • Cause spend
The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited income and spending by accounts year
Year Income Spending Charitable activities
2024 £20m £20m £13m
2023 £19m £18m £11m
2022 £20m £16m £9.7m
2021 £13m £10m £6.6m
2020 £12m £13m £9.5m

Cause spend is plotted only when the filing discloses a split · Source: Charity Commission filings

How does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited compare?

The share of each group scoring at or below The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited, including tied scores. A group matched on cause, income band and accounts year appears when at least ten records qualify. Broader groups below may mix reporting periods and operating models. Groups include this charity; percentiles measure our financial rating, not impact.

Income band (£10m+) 65thpercentile

Scores at or above 65% of 930 charities in its income band · 82/100 vs 77 peer average.

Sport charities 76thpercentile

Scores at or above 76% of 142 charities in this cause · 82/100 vs 70 peer average.

Where The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited sits

The causes this charity is classified under, and other charities working nearby.

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Evidence and interpretation

What the evidence says about The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited

In 2024, reported income was £19,770,000 and expenditure was £19,982,000. Expenditure exceeded income by £212,000. This annual balance is not the charity’s available cash or unrestricted reserves.

More financial context

Income rose 5.3% compared with 2023. Read the accounts notes for restricted grants, legacies and one-off receipts before treating the movement as a trend.

Calculated from our dated accounts dataset, refreshed 2026-09-06. This is not an audit or a manual review of every filing. Original register and accounts · How calculations work.

Find the right support

Who it supports and how to access its work

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; Elderly/old People; People With Disabilities; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind.

How it works: Makes Grants To Organisations; Provides Other Finance; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information; Sponsors Or Undertakes Research; Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body.

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Explore source-checked support routes

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. Register contact and activity details · Website listed for this charity

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Results and impact evidence

We have not added a source-checked programme outcome for this charity. That is a gap in this profile, not evidence that the charity has no impact. Its annual report may contain results that have not been assessed here.

Reported grants to institutions: £0 (2024-12-31). This is spending reported in the annual return, not a measure of beneficiary outcomes or an open grant opportunity. It may already be included in charitable expenditure. Check the source accounts.

What these results can tell you

Counts of services delivered describe activity. They do not by themselves establish lasting change, what would have happened without the programme, or cost-effectiveness. Results with different definitions, populations or years should not be ranked against each other.

How to judge charity impact evidence

What is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's Beacon report?

Detailed accountability and finance metrics from UK regulator filings — structured for transparency in our four-beacon report.

Accountability & Transparency

Baseline trust from filing discipline, board oversight, and declared governance policies.

93/100

Accountability & Transparency metrics for The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited
Metric Score Value
Filing history (5 years)

No recorded lateness in available history = 15 pts · one late filing = 5 pts · two or more or unknown status = 0 pts. Missing data is not proof of late filing.

100% 15/15 pts
Trustee oversight

Three or more trustees on the register = 15 pts, scaled down for fewer (governance red flag below three).

100% 12 trustees · 15/15 pts
Declared policies

Safeguarding (4) · conflict of interest (3) · volunteer management (3) — from Charity Commission annual return.

70% 7/10 pts

Financial Health

Stability and solvency — reserves, revenue trend, and debt from Charity Commission accounts.

73/100

Financial Health metrics for The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited
Metric Score Value
Reserves (months of expenditure)

3–24 months = full marks, tapering on both sides · 0 months or 4+ years = 0 pts. Reserves are not necessarily cash; needs vary by operating model.

100% 6 months · 15/15 pts
Income stability / growth

+20% or more over the window = 10 pts · flat = 5 pts · −20% or worse = 0 pts, scaled between.

50% 5/10 pts · 3-year average
Liabilities to assets

0% liabilities-to-assets = 5 pts, scaling down to 0 pts at 60%+ debt.

40% 31% · 2/5 pts

Financial Efficiency

How efficiently funds reach the cause — program spend and fundraising cost ratios.

65/100

Financial Efficiency metrics for The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited
Metric Score Value
Program expense ratio

90%+ on charitable activities = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 50% or below.

30% 62% · 3/10 pts (3-year average)
Fundraising efficiency

≤10p to raise £1 = full marks, scaling down to 0 pts at 40p or above (fundraising cost ÷ income).

100% 0p per £1 income · 10/10 pts (3-year average, disclosed years)

Community Support

Grassroots backing from Charity Commission workforce data — volunteers vs paid staff.

100/100

Community Support metrics for The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited
Metric Score Value
Volunteer-to-staff ratio

Volunteers at 2x staff or more = full marks · no volunteers = 0 pts, scaled between.

100% 1,000 volunteers / 224 staff · 10/10 pts

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What trust indicators does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited have?

Pulled from the Charity Commission register — filing behaviour, board size, and workforce where reported.

  • Accounts filed on time

    up to date · last filing

  • Trustee board size (3–12)

    12 trustees on the Charity Commission register

  • Workforce on register

    224 employees · 1,000 volunteers (4:1 volunteer-to-staff)

Fundraising Regulator

Status not yet checked

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Official register

Reg 1175603

Full trustee list, accounts, and regulatory history on the Charity Commission.

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Trustees & officers

  • Neil Booth since 2017
  • Aysha Kidwai since 2021
  • Joan Wheeler since 2020
  • Richard Hookway Chair · since 2021
  • Katie Amanda Walcott Greenwood since 2022
  • Carolyn Ryan since 2024
  • Sara Todd since 2025
  • Howard Marsh since 2025
  • Keith Adrian Russell Munday since 2026
  • Max Jacob Sherrard since 2026
  • Alex Frances Cunningham since 2026
  • Rebecca Cox since 2026

How reliable is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's data?

Source
Charity Commission (England & Wales)
Accounts year
2024
Filing date
Data refreshed

High confidence — complete filing data

Scores reflect the accounts in our dated data extract. The live register may contain newer filings. Clarity Score measures how clearly the charity accounts for money in those filings — not programme impact.

Check the current register entry · Report a data correction

Financial source extract: 2026-09-06. Organisation identifier: 5110989. Method version: 1.1. View method changes.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Sources: Charity Commission for England and Wales, Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator and Charity Commission for Northern Ireland. Open Government Licence v3.0 .

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  1. 1. Match the name and charity number

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  2. 2. Read the accounts in context

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  3. 3. Look for evidence of results

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How we score charities +

The Clarity Score is a 100-point rating from UK regulator filings (Charity Commission for England and Wales, OSCR and CCNI). Four pillars — Accountability & Transparency (40), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10) — each scored on a continuous scale, not pass/fail cutoffs. A statutory inquiry sets the score to 0 automatically.

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Accountability & Transparency

Scored from filings

40 points — filing history (15), trustee oversight (15, scaling up to a board of three or more), declared policies (10).

Financial Health

Scored from filings

30 points — reserves (15, full marks 3–24 months, tapering on both sides), income stability (10), liabilities to assets (5, scaling down as debt rises).

Financial Efficiency

Scored from filings

20 points — program expense ratio and fundraising cost, each on a graduated scale (not a single cutoff). Kept at 20% of the total: financial-ratio scoring alone is not a reliable effectiveness signal (see "why not just an overhead ratio?" below).

Community Support

Scored from filings

10 points — volunteer-to-staff ratio from Charity Commission workforce data, scaling continuously up to a 2:1 ratio.

Overall score

Sum of all pillar points. Display stars use the same bands as the labels: 90–100 → 5★ Exceptional; 75–89 → 4★ Good; 60–74 → 3★ Needs improvement; 1–59 → 2★ Poor; 0 → not rated.

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Frequently asked questions

Common questions about The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's rating, finances, and Charity Commission status.

Is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited a good charity? +

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited scores 82 out of 100 (4 stars — Good) on CharityCompare's Clarity Score, our independent read of its UK regulator filings. Around 62% of its spending goes to charitable activities (3-yr avg) and its accounts are up to date. That reflects how transparent and financially healthy it looks on paper — it does not measure the real-world impact of its work, so treat it as one factor alongside the cause you care about. CharityCompare never tells you where to donate.

Is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited a legitimate charity? +

The register data used for this profile lists The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited as a registered charity (charity number 1175603). Verify it on the official register: https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1175603&subId=0. Check the current entry and the identity of anyone requesting money. Registration does not verify a particular appeal; Clarity Score summarises filing transparency, not programme impact.

What is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's charity number? +

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's charity number is 1175603. Check that number on the official register (Charity Commission, OSCR or CCNI) or this CharityCompare profile before you donate — scammers sometimes reuse real numbers on fake appeals.

What is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's charity rating? +

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited scores 82 out of 100 on CharityCompare (4 stars — Good). The Clarity Score (method v1.1) sums four pillars from UK regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 pts), Financial Health (30), Financial Efficiency (20), and Community Support (10). Stars use the same bands as those labels — 90+ is 5★ Exceptional. It is not an impact ranking.

Does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited have reviews and complaints? +

CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited. Instead you get a filing-based Clarity Score, cause spend, reserves and red flags such as late accounts (none flagged on this profile). For formal complaints about a charity, contact the Charity Commission, OSCR, CCNI or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.

How much of my donation reaches The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, 62% of The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's total spending went to charitable activities (3-yr avg across disclosed years). That is the closest official figure to "how much of your donation reaches the cause" — it is an average across all spending in the filing, not a pound-by-pound breakdown of an individual gift.

What are The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's overheads? +

Across the recent disclosed accounts used for this score, fundraising costs were about 0% of total expenditure and fundraising plus separately reported governance figures amount to about 0% of expenditure (2022–2024, disclosed years); these categories can overlap, so this is not a distinct total of all administration costs at The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited. The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 12 employees paid more than £60,000, including 7 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees). Individual salaries, including the chief executive's, are disclosed in the trustees' annual report rather than on the register.

How much income does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited receive? +

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited reported £20m total income in its 2024 accounts, based on UK regulator filings. Five-year trend: growing.

Are The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's accounts up to date? +

Filing status: up to date (last filing 2025-10-29). CharityCompare flags late or missing accounts separately from the financial score.

Where is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited based? +

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's registered contact address is in Leicester (LE11 3QF). It tells the regulator it operates in England, with a focus on sport.

How much is The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's chief executive paid? +

The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports 12 employees paid more than £60,000, including 7 employees paid more than £100,000. The highest reported pay band is £150,001–£200,000 (2 employees). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.

Where does The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's money come from? +

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited reported £20m total income for the year ending 31 December 2024. The largest sources were trading and fundraising events £10m (51%), other income £5.3m (27%), charitable activities £3.9m (20%).

Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited? +

The register does not record The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid. Ask the charity before assuming a donation can be Gift Aided.

Are The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's trustees paid? +

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's annual return for the year ending 31 December 2024 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

When was The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited registered as a charity? +

The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited was entered on the register on 7 November 2017. It is also a company registered at Companies House (company number 10931571).

How does CharityCompare score The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited? +

We calculate a Clarity Score of 0–100 from four pillars in The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's regulator filings: Accountability & Transparency (40 points — filing history, trustees, policies), Financial Health (30 — reserves, income trend, debt), Financial Efficiency (20 — cause spend and fundraising cost, on a graduated scale) and Community Support (10 — volunteer-to-staff ratio). An open statutory inquiry scores 0. The score measures reporting on paper, not programme impact. CharityCompare is free for donors, takes no commission on donations, and scores cannot be bought.

How often is this page updated? +

This profile was last updated on 6 September 2026 from the latest UK regulator data available to CharityCompare, and The Amateur Swimming Association (Swim England) Limited's most recent accounts cover 2024. Scores and figures refresh whenever we re-ingest the register, so the page reflects our latest data pull rather than a one-off review.