Whitby Seals Amateur Swimming Club
Analysis
Whitby Seals Amateur Swimming Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in North Yorkshire. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending October 2025, Whitby Seals Amateur Swimming Club reported income of £21k and spending of £25k, spending 123% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £11k to £21k (+84%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2022, when income rose by 83%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Whitby Seals Amateur Swimming Club sits at the 52nd percentile: it is larger than about 52% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 45th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Didsbury Playing Fields Association (£21k), The High Harrington Community Centre (£21k) and Stoke Golding Village Hall Management Committee (£21k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity's object, as stated in its governing document, is the promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, in particular by the provision of facilities for swimming.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Didsbury Playing Fields Association | Manchester | £21k |
| The High Harrington Community Centre | Cumbria | £21k |
| Stoke Golding Village Hall Management Committee | Nuneaton | £21k |
| The Marindin Hall | Surrey | £21k |