THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED

Registered charity 1051631 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC041988 (OSCR)

Training swimming teachers, lifeguards, first aiders etc.Providing a structured learn to swim programmeAdvising on aquatic & water safety standardsPromoting water safetyActing as a membership organisation

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£2.6m

Latest spending

£2.5m

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £101,431 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,022,962. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold a minimum of £1,000,000 in liquid reserves, a target which is currently exceeded. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: £120,001 - £130,000 — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median £70k)

“In the band £120,000 - £130,000 1” — page 33

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: minimum of £1,000,000 (held: £2.0m)

“The reserves policy is to maintain liquid reserves at a minimum of £1,000,000 in order to ensure the future stability of the Company” — page 7

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The Company manages transactions on behalf of International Federation of Swimming Teachers Association Limited. Subscription and other income of £250 were received on its behalf and expenses of £10,073 were paid on its behalf. At the year end, £14,885 was due from International Federation of Swimming Teachers Association Limited.

“The Company has significant control over International Federation of Swimming Teachers Association Limited. The Company manages transactions on behalf of International Federation of Swimming Teachers Association Limited. Subscription and other income of £250 (2024: £nil) were received on it's behalf and expenses of £10,073 (2024: £4,305) were paid on its behalf. At the year end, £14,885 (2024: £5,062) was due from International Federation of Swimming Teachers Association Limited which is included in debtors due within one year.” — page 42

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Fraser Russell Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — STA (matched by registered charity number).

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Dave Candler — CEO (source)

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/05/2025)

Total income

£2.6m

Total spending

£2.5m

Cost of raising funds

£129k

Reserves (reported)

£1.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 4.9% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Alison Lindsey Beckman
Anita Sharma
Dana Kimberley Wells-Bryant
Dave Lewis
Michael Penfold
Sara Abbott

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/05/2025	£2.6m	£2.5m
31/05/2024	£2.7m	£2.5m
31/05/2023	£2.6m	£2.4m
31/05/2022	£2.4m	£2.1m
31/05/2021	£1.8m	£1.8m

Common questions

Is THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income of £101,431 for the year ended 31 May 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds increasing to £2,022,962. The trustees maintain a reserves policy to hold a minimum of £1,000,000 in liquid reserves, a target which is currently exceeded. The auditors confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Fraser Russell Limited.

What does the highest-paid employee of THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the £120,001 - £130,000 band.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	16/06/2020	£415k	COVID-19 Sector Partner Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	09/01/2007	£5k	Starfish - Water Safety Programme For Babies
The National Lottery Community Fund	28/01/2005	£5k	Produce and distribute water safety educational leaflets

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION	1	—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED.

SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED income £481k
THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K. income £6.2m
THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (SWIM ENGLAND) LIMITED income £19.8m
SWIMTAYKA income £111k
WEST LEIGH SWIM SCHOOL LIMITED income £142k
KINGFISHERS SWIMMING CLUB income £125k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED	£2.6m	£120,001 - £130,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED FY2025	£481k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROYAL LIFE SAVING SOCIETY - U.K. FY2024	£6.2m	—	—	unclear	1.4%	no doubt
THE AMATEUR SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (SWIM ENGLAND) LIMITED FY2024	£19.8m	£136,000	—	within	—	no doubt
SWIMTAYKA FY2024	£111k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
WEST LEIGH SWIM SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025	£142k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.