Swap'ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera)

Analysis

Swap'ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Chelmsford. It was registered in September 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Swap'ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera) reported income of £23k and spending of £18k, leaving 25% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £2,776 to £23k (+740%), an average of +70% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2023, when income rose by 204%. Over the whole period it spent 105% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Swap'ra (Supporting Women and Parents in Opera) sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 48th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Mulan Foundation Network Limited (£23k), Centro Galego de Londres Social and Cultural Charity (£23k) and The South Shields Gilbert and Sullivan Operatic Society (£23k).