Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club

Analysis

Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in May 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club reported income of £524k and spending of £478k, spending 91% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £223k to £524k (+135%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 73%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gloucestershire County Scout Council (£522k), Bromsgrove and Redditch Network (£526k) and Adel War Memorial Association (£521k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and trading 1.0%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 1.1%. Reserves of £376k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 20 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.