Anglo-Swedish Society

Analysis

Anglo-Swedish Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Anglo-Swedish Society reported income of £51k and spending of £66k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £26k to £51k (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 95%. Over the whole period it spent 107% 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, Anglo-Swedish Society sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% 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 Bickerton Village Hall (£51k), Cromer Artspace CIO (£51k) and Opera'r Ddraig (£51k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.