Burslem Methodist Mission (Swan Bank)

Analysis

Burslem Methodist Mission (Swan Bank) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stoke-On-Trent. It was registered in April 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Burslem Methodist Mission (Swan Bank) reported income of £296k and spending of £310k, spending 105% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £234k to £296k (+26%), an average of +6.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Burslem Methodist Mission (Swan Bank) sits at the 81st percentile: it is larger than about 81% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bristol Children's Help Society (£295k), The Stockwell Partnership Limited (£296k) and Hacro (£295k).