DAWLISH SWIMMING & LIFE SAVING ASSOCIATION

Registered charity 1145478 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DAWLISH SWIMMING CLUB

Swimming lessons which follow the national plan through stages 4-7Competitive swimming from development to performance.The club provides a safe environment from which children from 5-18 can swim.

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION BY PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SWIMMING. 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN SWIMMING AND LIFE SAVING.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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

Causes: Education/training · Amateur Sport · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a small surplus of £1,230.22 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income rising to £77,786.85 and expenditure at £76,556.63. The trustees report that sound financial management allowed the club to hold unrestricted reserves of £19,494.47 at year-end.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Charles Bennett
• Claire Haywood
• Mary Twomey

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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