Kingfishers Swimming Club
Analysis
Kingfishers Swimming Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Scarborough. It was registered in July 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Kingfishers Swimming Club reported income of £125k and spending of £114k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £52k to £125k (+142%), an average of +25% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Kingfishers Swimming Club sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 74th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Community Health Foundation (£125k), The Voice of Domestic Workers (£125k) and United Through Sport (£125k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Teaching, development and practice of swimming, open water swimming and water safety (and where appropriate, competing), whether as a sport, leisure pastime or for physical health or mental wellbeing. Activities are inclusive, regardless of age and ability, from teaching swimming strokes to the development of technique and competitive coaching in the Borough of Scarborough and surrounding area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Community Health Foundation | London | £125k |
| The Voice of Domestic Workers | London | £125k |
| United Through Sport | Bristol | £125k |
| Freshwater Lifeboat | Freshwater | £125k |