Swansea Community Farm
Analysis
Swansea Community Farm is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in March 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03899645). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Swansea Community Farm reported income of £469k and spending of £457k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £237k to £469k (+98%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Swansea Community Farm sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Vision Care for Homeless People (£469k), Firefly Cancer Awareness and Support Limited (£469k) and Friary Drop-In Limited (£469k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The only city farm in Wales, we reconnect people of all ages, backgrounds & abilities with their food, their environment & their local community through unique & exciting educational, volunteering, training & play opportunities. Our fully accessible site demonstrates a range of sustainability & nature conservation management techniques & hosts a range of rare & rare-Welsh breed farm animals
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Vision Care for Homeless People | London | £469k |
| Firefly Cancer Awareness and Support Limited | Doncaster | £469k |
| Friary Drop-In Limited | Nottingham | £469k |
| The Food Chain (UK) Limited | London | £469k |