Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust

Analysis

Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berwick-Upon-Tweed. It was registered in October 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03410432). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust reported income of £35k and spending of £69k, spending 198% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £28k to £35k (+22%), an average of +5.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 677%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Berwick Swan and Wildlife Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Japanese Akita Welfare Trust (£35k), Axholme Cat Rescue (£35k) and Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Kent West Branch (£35k).