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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

Objects

(1) THE PRESERVATION OF HUMAN LIFE BY: (A) PROMOTING THE EFFECTIVE TEACHING OF SWIMMING, LIFESAVING AND SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES (B) PROMOTING SWIMMING AS A LIFE SKILL (C) PROMOTING WATER SAFETY (D) PROMOTING SAFE WATER ENVIRONMENTS AND (E) PROMOTING PUBLIC HEALTH AND SAFETY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING COURSES AND BY SUCH OTHER MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT (2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF SWIMMING AND/OR WATER EXERCISE AS AN ENJOYABLE AND HEALTHY RECREATIONAL ACTIVITY FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Walsall, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£2.6m
Latest spending
£2.5m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,022,962, which is above the stated policy target of £1,000,000. The charity reported a net income of £101,431 for the year, with the vast majority of income derived from charitable activities. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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 1 During the year, Dave Candler, the Chief Executive Officer, received a gross remuneration of £119,633 excluding pension contributions and other benefits of £12,943.” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Employees paid over £60,000: 4
“In the band £60,001 - £70,000 - 2 In the band £70,001 - £80,000 2 1 In the band £80,001 - £90,000 1 - In the band £120,000 - £130,000 1 1” — page 33
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: maintain liquid reserves at a minimum of £1,000,000 (reserves figure: £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 and that future objectives are adequately met.” — 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 (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.
“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.
Trading subsidiary: STA Excel Limited, STA Resolute Technology Limited, Aquacise Limited, Register of Aquatic Professionals Limited, Safety Training Awards Limited, Safety Training Apprenticeships Limited
“The financial results of the subsidiaries for the year were: Names Income Expenditure Net assets £ £ £ STA Excel Limited 183,791 (183,791) STA Resolute Technology Limited - - Aquacise Limited - - Register of Aquatic Professionals Limited - - Safety Training Awards Limited - - Safety Training Apprenticeships Limited - - 10” — page 44
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Year-over-year changes

Comparing this charity’s FY2024 and FY2025 accounts as analysed by this site.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 5 (£60,001–£70,000: 1; £70,001–£80,000: 2; £80,001–£90,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 4 (£60,001–£70,000: 2; £70,001–£80,000: 1; £130,001–£140,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023

  • Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£120,001–£130,000: 1)
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2023 (received 08/04/2024, 8 days after the 31/03/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

AQUACISE LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
    SAFETY TRAINING AWARDS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
      STA EXCEL LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
      • Amounts owed to group undertakings (parent company The Swimming Teachers Association Limited) were £36,169 in 2025 (2024: £19,483).
      STA RESOLUTE TECHNOLOGY LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
      • No intra-group transactions or balances are disclosed in the provided micro-entity accounts. The balance sheet shows total assets and net assets of £2 for both 2026 and 2025, with no notes detailing specific intra-group items.
      REGISTER OF AQUATIC PROFESSIONALS LIMITED — per its own Companies House accounts
      • No intra-group transactions or balances disclosed; the company is dormant.

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

      Leadership, per the charity’s website

      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.

      Company officers (Companies House)

      Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

      Official officers record.

      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
      30

      Reported reserves equal ~7.1 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

      Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

      Income and spending

      Financial year endIncomeSpending
      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 unrestricted reserves stood at £2,022,962, which is above the stated policy target of £1,000,000. The charity reported a net income of £101,431 for the year, with the vast majority of income derived from charitable activities. The trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. 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, and 4 employees earned over £60,000.

      Who funds THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED?

      Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUST.

      Known funders

      Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

      FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
      THE MICHAEL MARSH CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2026£5kEducation / Training

      Government & lottery funding

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

      FunderDateAmountPurpose
      Sport England16/06/2020£415kCOVID-19 Sector Partner Fund
      The National Lottery Community Fund09/01/2007£5kStarfish - Water Safety Programme For Babies
      The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2005£5kProduce 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.

      FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
      TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£15k

      Charities like this

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

      Side by side with its peers

      CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
      THE SWIMMING TEACHERS ASSOCIATION LIMITED£2.6m£120,001 - £130,0004unclear—no doubt
      SWIM TORQUAY LIMITED FY2025£481k—0unclear—no doubt
      WEST LEIGH SWIM SCHOOL LIMITED FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt
      TEAMIPSWICH SWIMMING FY2025£292k—0unclear—no doubt
      HAWLEY LAKE SAIL TRAINING CENTRE FY2025£187k—0unclear—no doubt
      SHOTWICK LAKE SAILING FY2025£31k—0above—no doubt

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