Swiss Benevolent Society

Analysis

Swiss Benevolent Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05475876). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Swiss Benevolent Society reported income of £42k and spending of £68k, spending 162% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £92k to £42k (-54%), an average of -18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 51%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Swiss Benevolent Society sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stalbridge Village Hall (£42k), Edward Francis Parent's Association (£42k) and Friends of Atwood Primary (£42k).

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.