The Swann-Morton Foundation

Analysis

The Swann-Morton Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in September 1976, 50 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Swann-Morton Foundation reported income of £100k and spending of £99k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £80k to £100k (+26%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2025, when income rose by 17%. 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 Swann-Morton Foundation sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 71st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sanctuary Foundation (£100k), The Joseph and Lena Randall Charitable Trust (£100k) and The College of Medicine (£100k).