THE BLACK SWIMMING ASSOCIATION (THE BSA)

Registered charity 1193374 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Promote participation in aquatics and increase confidence in swimming by Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic communities, removing barriers to inclusion. Enable greater diversity across the aquatic sector, and increase awareness of water safety and of swimming as a life saving skill, ensuring that opportunities within swimming and aquatics are open and accessible to all communities.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus of £1,234,567 for the year, increasing its net assets to £10,000,000. Unrestricted reserves stood at £8,000,000, which the Trustees consider adequate for the charity's ongoing operations and future commitments.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by BDO Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~2.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Alice Dearing
• Charles Ashie
• David James Wightman
• Ese Tarimo
• Megha Kashyap
• William Michael Barkway

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

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

Income and spending

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