The Barry Beavers Swimming Club for the Disabled
Analysis
The Barry Beavers Swimming Club for the Disabled is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in South Glamorgan. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under disability. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Barry Beavers Swimming Club for the Disabled reported income of £20k and spending of £13k, leaving 35% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £13k to £20k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 112%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, The Barry Beavers Swimming Club for the Disabled sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Deafroots (£20k), Distributing Universal Aid (£20k) and Voice of Albinism (£20k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Barry Beavers disabled swimming club is a long established organisation offering Halliwick qualified instruction in water techniques to people with varying disabilitites of all agesOur helpers also receive training in techniques for helping disabled swimmers, members also help in the poolThe club is affiliated to The Halliwick organisation which governs swimming clubs for the disabled
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Deafroots | London | £20k |
| Distributing Universal Aid | London | £20k |
| Voice of Albinism | Manchester | £20k |
| All Nations Catholic Charismatic Group | Croydon | £20k |