Hampshire Swifts
Analysis
Hampshire Swifts is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hampshire. It was registered in February 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under environment and conservation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Hampshire Swifts reported income of £18k and spending of £19k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £8,476 to £18k (+109%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 75%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, Hampshire Swifts sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of St James' Church, Weybridge, in the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey (£18k), The Broadway Trust (£18k) and The Friends of St Catherine's Church Ludham (£18k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote for the benefit of the public the conservation of the Common Swift in Hampshire by raising general awareness of the declining status of this species, identifying and protecting existing nest sites and by encouraging the provision of additional nest sites across the county
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Friends of St James' Church, Weybridge, in the Borough of Elmbridge, Surrey | Surrey | £18k |
| The Broadway Trust | Worcestershire | £18k |
| The Friends of St Catherine's Church Ludham | Norfolk | £18k |
| Hallaton Museum | Leicestershire | £18k |