Darwen Masters Swimming Club
Analysis
Darwen Masters Swimming Club is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Blackburn. It was registered in August 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending February 2026, Darwen Masters Swimming Club reported income of £15k and spending of £15k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from February 2023 to February 2026, income grew from £9,187 to £15k (+59%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 107% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Darwen Masters Swimming Club sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 38th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Louie's Helping Hands (£15k), International Network for the Study of Spirituality (£15k) and RHS Spurgin Charitable Trust (£15k).
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 promotion of community participation in healthy recreation, primarily but not exclusively, for the benefit of the inhabitants of Darwen, Blackburn and the surrounding areas by the provision of facilities for swimming and associated activities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Louie's Helping Hands | Kent | £15k |
| International Network for the Study of Spirituality | Addlestone | £15k |
| RHS Spurgin Charitable Trust | Eastleigh | £15k |
| Crosby Ravensworth Relief in Need Charities | Penrith | £15k |