DERBY EXCEL SWIMMING CLUB

Registered charity 1202349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

We offer community competitive swimming opportunities at Moorways Sports Village.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:(A) THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF DERBY AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY THE PROVISION OF DEVELOPMENT/COMPETITIVE ACTIVITIES/SWIMMING AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES.

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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Latest income
£475k
Latest spending
£435k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant surplus for the year ended 30 April 2025, driven by increased entry numbers at Open Meet competitions and growth in membership. Per the trustees' report, reserves are held in a high-interest account to mitigate anticipated future threats, specifically significant increases in pool hire charges. The trustees successfully negotiated an agreement with the pool operator to keep hire prices affordable for the next five years.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/04/2025£475k£435k
30/04/2024£404k£401k

Common questions

Is DERBY EXCEL SWIMMING CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a significant surplus for the year ended 30 April 2025, driven by increased entry numbers at Open Meet competitions and growth in membership. Per the trustees' report, reserves are held in a high-interest account to mitigate anticipated future threats, specifically significant increases in pool hire charges. The trustees successfully negotiated an agreement with the pool operator to keep hire prices affordable for the next five years. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION1—

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with CHELMSFORD CITY SWIMMING CLUB LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
DERBY EXCEL SWIMMING CLUB£475k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELMSFORD CITY SWIMMING CLUB LIMITED FY2025£322k—0unclear—no doubt
FAREHAM NOMADS SWIMMING CLUB FY2025£234k—0unclear—no doubt
DARTMOUTH SWIMMING POOL COMPANY LIMITED FY2024£116k—0unclear—no doubt
SWIM NARBERTH FY2024£251k—0unclear—no doubt
GUILDFORD CITY SWIMMING CLUB FY2025£1.4m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

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