Sway Youth Centre Limited
Analysis
Sway Youth Centre Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lymington. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and amateur sport, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06336143). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.
In the financial year ending September 2025, Sway Youth Centre Limited reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 101% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £9,021 to £13k (+49%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2024, when income rose by 170%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Sway Youth Centre Limited sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 301 SQN Civilian Committee Trust (£13k), Kilburn Village Institute (£13k) and Northstowe Hub (£13k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The Sway Youth Centre is provided for a pre school nursery, brownies and guides, pathfinders- church youth people group, a drop in centre for after school groups, Self defense group for young people. The centre is available for hire by young families for parties or special events.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| 301 SQN Civilian Committee Trust | Bury St. Edmunds | £13k |
| Kilburn Village Institute | York | £13k |
| Northstowe Hub | Cambridge | £13k |
| 1st Prudhoe Scout Group | Northumberland | £13k |