Swineshead Benevolent Foundation

Analysis

Swineshead Benevolent Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Boston. It was registered in April 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Swineshead Benevolent Foundation reported income of £50k and spending of £28k, leaving 45% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £44k to £50k (+15%), an average of +3.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 17%. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Swineshead Benevolent Foundation 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 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Monkchester Community Association CIO (£50k), Sethington Ltd (£50k) and Ashram Community Trust (£50k).