OUT TO SWIM

Registered charity 1181454 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of aquatic sport sessions to adults, ensuring that those who identify as LGBT are able to participate on equal terms with their peers and in a safe and supportive environment. Provision of funding to support low waged individuals to participate in amateur aquatic sport. Promotion of diversity in sport. Our main area of operation is London and we have branches in Brighton and Bristol.

Objects

1. THE PROMOTION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN SWIMMING AND OTHER AQUATIC SPORTS BY: (A) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION IN RESPECT OF LGBTQ+ PARTICIPATION; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY; (C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS; AND, (D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY. 2. THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR SWIMMING AND OTHER AQUATIC SPORTS INCLUDING TRAINING AND COACHING AND BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES TO COMPETE IN AMATEUR COMPETITIONS.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £21,635 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £365,709 against total expenditure of £344,074. Per the trustees' report, actual free reserves were £68,866, which is below the stated target minimum reserve level of £74,000. The trustees are satisfied that the charity has sufficient resources to meet its liabilities as they fall due.

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 5 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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Ann Weatherall
• Benjamin Gifford
• Dr Paul McEnhill
• William Michael Holmes

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

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