Swansea Minster

Analysis

Swansea Minster is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Glamorgan. It was registered in March 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Swansea Minster reported income of £563k and spending of £380k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £90k to £563k (+525%), an average of +58% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 474%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Swansea Minster sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Beth Hamidrash Hagadol Synagogue Leeds (£562k), The General Church of the New Jerusalem Council Limited (£563k) and Frome Valley Gospel Hall Trust (£561k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 91%, trading 6.0% and investments 2.6%. Charitable activities took 5.8% of spending and raising funds 4.4%. Reserves of £281k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate.