Carmarthenshire Water Safety Partnership
What it does
Leading drowning prevention work,awareness and innovation in South West Wales. Also, supporting families bereaved by drowning to achieve outcomes in memory of their loved ones. Increasing young peoples safe engagement with water through fun and education. Supporting agencies to get water safety education into schools in Wales.
Its charitable purposes
THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND THE SAVING OF LIVES IN THE CARMARTHENSHIRE, CEREDIGION, PEMBROKESHIRE AND CITY& COUNTY OF SWANSEA IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EDUCATION TO THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE DANGERS OF OPEN WATERWAYS.B) MANAGING LIFE-SAVING EQUIPMENT BY HELPING TO REDUCE VANDALISM AND HELPING TO REPLACE AND RENEW LOST OR DAMAGED LIFEBUOYS & CABINETS ALONG RIVERS AND WATERWAYS.C) WORKING WITH VOLUNTARY AND STATUTORY ORGANISATIONS IN THE DELIVERY OF THE ABOVE.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Who it helps
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- The general public
- How it works
- Makes grants to organisations
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Ceredigion
- Carmarthenshire
- Pembrokeshire
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £2,595 and spent £7,891.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £2,595 | £7,891 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £17,917 | £14,608 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,524 | £12,018 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2022 | £2,511 | £5,385 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2021 | £12,700 | £6,200 | Not reported | 2 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Down 80%, from £12,700 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £2,595 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 304% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: Not reported. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £15,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £450 from 1 grant | Not reported |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 1 grant to this charity, worth £10,000, awarded in 2020.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Mar 2020 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £10,000 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
27 October 2025, Carmarthenshire
Named in a decision of Cabinet Member for Deputy Leader and Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism
TARGETED FINANCE FUND
23 March 2023, Carmarthenshire
Named in a decision of Cabinet Member for Deputy Leader and Regeneration, Leisure, Culture and Tourism
FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE FOLLOWING GRANT FUNDS: TARGETED FINANCE FUND
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Ffion Fox
- Jennifer Ann Fox
- Julie Rees
- Robert Brian Bamforth
- Stephen James Bright
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 18 January 2026, 13 days early | Received 18 January 2026 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 24 December 2024, 38 days early | Received 24 December 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 21 January 2024, 10 days early | Received 21 January 2024 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 17 May 2022, 259 days early | Received 17 May 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 1 February 2022, 1 day late | Received 17 May 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1169860
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 October 2016
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 24 Oct 2016
- Website
- www.cwsp.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Carmarthenshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.