Swansea C V S

Analysis

Swansea C V S is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in July 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03346236). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Swansea C V S reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.2m, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.5m to £3.2m (+28%), an average of +6.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Swansea C V S sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swan Advocacy Network (£3.2m), The Manchester Youth Zone Limited (£3.2m) and Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £952k. Reserves of £650k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.