ABOVE WATER — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 11 September 2017
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 November 2023 – 31 October 2024
Latest income: £13,053
Latest expenditure: £13,165
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: VILLA LANGUARD, MIDDLE WARBERRY ROAD, TORQUAY, TQ1 1RS

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Above Water is the UK's water safety education charity, preventing accidental drowning through education in schools and communities. We support curriculum delivery while promoting the health and wellbeing benefits of blue spaces. Through our STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. FLOAT. programme, we aim to ensure every child in the UK becomes water smart.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 August 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £13,053
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,165

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 28 August 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £64,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,137

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 29 August 2023
Date Accounts Received: 29 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £45,434
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,668

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 August 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,396
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,471

Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 August 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 9 December 2021
Date Accounts Received: 6 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £23,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,284

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 August 2025
Total Gross Income: £13,053
Total Gross Expenditure: £13,165
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
Count Volunteers: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2024
Ar Received Date: 28 August 2024
Total Gross Income: £64,203
Total Gross Expenditure: £74,137
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: 20

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2023
Ar Received Date: 29 August 2023
Total Gross Income: £45,434
Total Gross Expenditure: £50,668
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: 6

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 August 2022
Total Gross Income: £22,396
Total Gross Expenditure: £14,471
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: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 November 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 October 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 August 2021
Ar Received Date: 9 December 2021
Total Gross Income: £23,707
Total Gross Expenditure: £28,284
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: £3,000
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 3

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

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

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: ABOVE WATER
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2017-09-11T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 11 Sep 2017
Charitable Objects: FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO PROMOTE THE HEALTH AND SAFETY OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY, IN PARTICULAR CHILDREN, BY PROVIDING WATER SAFETY GUIDANCE AND EDUCATION.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures