Swan Advocacy Network

Analysis

Swan Advocacy Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerset. It was registered in September 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06599429). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Swan Advocacy Network reported income of £3.2m and spending of £3.0m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £3.2m (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Swan Advocacy Network sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Carers Trust Crossroads West Wales (£3.1m), Swansea C V S (£3.2m) and Thornage Hall Independent Living (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 3.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £989k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 109 people.