Swan Lifeline

Analysis

Swan Lifeline is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Berkshire. It was registered in May 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under animals. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Swan Lifeline reported income of £104k and spending of £123k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £51k to £104k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2025, when income rose by 209%. Over the whole period it spent 158% of the income it received.

Among 2,161 England and Wales charities whose main cause is animals and that reported income, Swan Lifeline sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Mutts Nutts Rescue (£104k), Shorthorn Society of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (£104k) and Marias Animal Shelter (£104k).

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.