Swansea Canal Society

Analysis

Swansea Canal Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swansea. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Swansea Canal Society reported income of £749k and spending of £1.0m, spending 136% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £98k to £749k (+665%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2024, when income rose by 569%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Swansea Canal Society sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Grow Cook Learn (£747k), The Guards Museum Trust (£751k) and Castle Howard Arboretum Trust (£738k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 87% and charitable activities 1.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%.