The Swiss Church in London

Analysis

The Swiss Church in London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04454591). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Swiss Church in London reported income of £210k and spending of £277k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £209k to £210k (+0.3%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 117% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Swiss Church in London sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 81st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Little Stars Baby Bank (£210k), Home-Start Arun, Worthing & Adur (£210k) and Dovecot and Princess Drive Community Association (£210k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.