4th Sway

Analysis

4th Sway is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lymington. It was registered in February 1985, 41 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, amateur sport, environment/conservation/heritage and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2026, 4th Sway reported income of £18k and spending of £15k, spending 86% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £13k to £18k (+35%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, 4th Sway sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 42nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Tarring Young People's Hub (£18k), The Surrey County Playing Fields Association (£18k) and 4th Widnes (St. Bede's) Scout Group (£18k).