The Swallow Trust

Analysis

The Swallow Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Macclesfield. It was registered in February 2007, 19 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Swallow Trust reported income of £436k and spending of £228k, leaving 48% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £146k to £436k (+199%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 137%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Swallow Trust sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% 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 Dreamarts (£436k), University of Greater Manchester Students' Union (£436k) and Bodies in Motion (Pendle) Ltd (£436k).