SWIMATHON FOUNDATION
Registered charity 1123870 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The objectives of the foundation will be to promote and support any charitable purpose within the UK for the benefit of the public, in particular protection of health and the relief of poverty and sickness and the advancement of education and religion as the trustees shall in their absolute discretion think fit.
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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £455,595, which is below its desired policy target of £600,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has a cash balance of £833,305 and net current assets of £522,209, with the board considering these resources sufficient to cover working capital requirements for at least 12 months.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £456k; policy: 120% of the costs of staging one iteration of the main pool based Swimathon event)
“The current level of reserves is £455,595 and the desired level is of reserves are £600k.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by MCA Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Swimathon Foundation, Marie Curie & Cancer Research UK (matched by registered charity number).
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.
- LEOPOLD, Matthew — director, appointed 16/08/2023on trustee list
- PEARCE, Grant — director, appointed 05/07/2016on trustee list
- NOTARO, Donna — director, appointed 01/01/2014on trustee list
- RADICE, Deana — director, appointed 01/01/2014on trustee list
- RILEY, Ralph Ian — director, appointed 14/08/2003on trustee list
- STINSON, Philip — director, appointed 03/03/2003on trustee list
- KERRY SECRETARIAL SERVICES LTD — corporate secretary, appointed 19/11/2008
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£453k
Reported reserves equal ~9.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (68% 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: 58.8% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).
- PHILIP STINSONchair
- Deana Radice
- Donna Notaro
- Grant Pearce
- MATTHEW ADAM LEOPOLD
- RALPH RILEY
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SWIMATHON FOUNDATION financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £455,595, which is below its desired policy target of £600,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has a cash balance of £833,305 and net current assets of £522,209, with the board considering these resources sufficient to cover working capital requirements for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MCA Audit Limited.
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