Swarthmore Education Centre

Analysis

Swarthmore Education Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in October 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04527579). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Swarthmore Education Centre reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.0m (+31%), an average of +6.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Swarthmore Education Centre 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 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Yard Theatre Limited (£2.0m), National Landscapes Association (£2.0m) and Wise Children Limited (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 6.0% and trading 2.2%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.9%. Reserves of £220k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 78 people.