# OUT TO SWIM

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1181454
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Jan. 7, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1181454


## Contact

- **Address:** Gerald Edelman Chartered Accountant, 73 Cornhill, LONDON
- **Postcode:** EC3V 3QQ
- **Phone:** 02000000000
- **Email:** info@outtoswim.org
- **Website:** outtoswim.org



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** 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.




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £365709 | £344074 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £248522 | £246456 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £215726 | £220916 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £92216 | £109557 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £81904 | £87608 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Ann Weatherall — appointed March 21, 2026
- Benjamin Gifford — appointed March 8, 2025
- Dr Paul McEnhill — appointed March 8, 2025
- William Michael Holmes — appointed Feb. 3, 2024