Swimstart

Analysis

Swimstart is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Keighley. It was registered in September 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05118683). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Swimstart reported income of £150k and spending of £170k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £178k to £150k (-16%), an average of -4.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Swimstart sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Athenlay Football Club (£150k), The Simms Reeve Institute Brancaster (£150k) and 11th Ipswich Scout Group (£150k).