Winchester City Swimming Club
Analysis
Winchester City Swimming Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Winchester City Swimming Club reported income of £864k and spending of £892k, spending 103% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £486k to £864k (+78%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Winchester City Swimming Club sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Era Foundation Ltd. (£854k), Acorns Early Years Centre (£865k) and Walton Firs Foundation (£853k).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%, donations and legacies 5.5% and trading 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £199k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 49 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 5.5%
- Charitable activities 93%
- Trading 1.0%
- Investments 0.3%
In the charity's own words
To operate as an aquatics club that provides facilities for and promotes the participation of thecommunity in competitive swimming and other related activities and encourages the teaching,development and practice of these activities without discrimination and regardless of sex, ethnicorigin, religion, age, disability or political persuasion.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| New Era Foundation Ltd. | London | £854k |
| Acorns Early Years Centre | Dartford | £865k |
| Walton Firs Foundation | Surrey | £853k |
| Walsall FC Foundation | Walsall | £867k |