The Swan Song Project
Analysis
The Swan Song Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in April 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Swan Song Project reported income of £40k and spending of £36k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £40k to £40k (-0.2%), an average of -0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Swan Song Project sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The League of Friends of Crawley Hospital (£40k), Kd-Uk, Kennedy's Disease UK (£40k) and St Ives Surf Livesaving Club (£40k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of sickness and preservation of mental and physical health among people facing end of life, bereavement by death or a person or anticipation thereof and the protection and preservation of public health, particularly but not exclusively through music.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The League of Friends of Crawley Hospital | West Sussex | £40k |
| Kd-Uk, Kennedy's Disease UK | London | £40k |
| St Ives Surf Livesaving Club | Cornwall | £40k |
| Lung Cancer Research | London | £40k |