Swimathon Foundation

Analysis

Swimathon Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Harrow. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04684234). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Swimathon Foundation reported income of £771k and spending of £586k, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £979k to £771k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Swimathon Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The M and L Charitable Trust (£771k), Hachzokas Torah Vechesed Charity (£774k) and Coller Family Foundation (£770k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 68% and donations and legacies 32%. Charitable activities took 22% of spending and raising funds 76%. Reserves of £456k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate.