Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility

Analysis

Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in December 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04440970). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Swansea and Brecon Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility reported income of £2.3m and spending of £1.6m, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £884k to £2.3m (+160%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 and Brecon Diocesan Board for Social Responsibility sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% 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 Five Children and Families Trust Ltd (£2.3m), Climate Parliament (£2.3m) and Pilgrim Homes Trust (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78% and donations and legacies 21%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £973k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.