BASINGSTOKE BLUEFINS SWIMMING CLUB — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received Late
Charity type: Other
Registered: 16 May 2006
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
Latest income: £523,640
Latest expenditure: £478,466
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Basingstoke Bluefins Swimming Club, West Ham Leisure Park, Worting Road, BASINGSTOKE, Hampshire, RG22 6PG

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bbfsc.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Basingstoke Bluefins aims to promote community participation, to enable swimmers of all ages and abilities to reach their desired potential in swimming and water polo through excellent learning, tailored squad and high performance training sessions and competition in a friendly, sociable environment improving both personal fitness and life skills for Basingstoke and the surrounding area.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 9 July 2026
Date Accounts Received: 9 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £523,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £478,466

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 10 June 2025
Date Accounts Received: 10 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £466,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £419,552

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 19 June 2024
Date Accounts Received: 19 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £454,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £357,603

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 26 April 2023
Date Accounts Received: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £386,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £253,623

Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 30 June 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 1 June 2022
Date Accounts Received: 1 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £223,164
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,846

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2026
Total Gross Income: £523,640
Total Gross Expenditure: £478,466
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2025
Ar Received Date: 10 June 2025
Total Gross Income: £466,516
Total Gross Expenditure: £419,552
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2024
Ar Received Date: 19 June 2024
Total Gross Income: £454,967
Total Gross Expenditure: £357,603
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2023
Ar Received Date: 26 April 2023
Total Gross Income: £386,880
Total Gross Expenditure: £253,623
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2022
Ar Received Date: 1 June 2022
Total Gross Income: £223,164
Total Gross Expenditure: £177,846
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £23,907
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 50

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Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 September 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Due Date: 30 June 2026
Ar Received Date: 9 July 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 4071
Income Other Trading Activities: 5327
Income Charitable Activities: 509488
Income Investments: 4754
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 523640
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £5,296
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £424,773
Expenditure Other: 48397
Expenditure Total: 478466
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 0
Expenditure Depreciation: 5612
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £375,914
Assets Total Fixed: 7826
Assets Own Use: 7826
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £399,274
Assets Total Liabilities: £31,186
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £375,914
Creditors One Year Total Current: 31186
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £370,071
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 375914
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 375914
Count Employees: 20
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Hampshire
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BASINGSTOKE BLUEFINS SWIMMING CLUB
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2006-05-16T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CONSTITUTION DATED 4 OCTOBER 2005 as amended on 01 Feb 2021 as amended on 01 Mar 2021
Charitable Objects: THE PROMOTION OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION, FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF BASINGSTOKE AND SURROUNDING AREA, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THE TEACHING AND DEVELOPMENT OF SWIMMING.
Area Of Benefit: BASINGSTOKE AND SURROUNDING AREA

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 354268
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BLUEFINS

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures