The Surf Life Saving Association of Wales
Analysis
The Surf Life Saving Association of Wales is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Neath Port Talbot County Borough. It was registered in July 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Surf Life Saving Association of Wales reported income of £180k and spending of £161k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £39k to £180k (+362%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 107%. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Surf Life Saving Association of Wales sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stratford-Upon-Avon and District Samaritans (£180k), Progress Educational Trust (£180k) and Friends of Vamizi Trust (£180k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To help young people, especially but not exclusively through providing the facilities for young people to participate in organised life saving as a voluntary vital public service and to take part in beach and water sports so as to develop their capabilities that they may grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Stratford-Upon-Avon and District Samaritans | Warwickshire | £180k |
| Progress Educational Trust | London | £180k |
| Friends of Vamizi Trust | Swindon | £180k |
| Erewash Indoor Bowls Centre | Nottingham | £180k |