The Swedish School Society in London

Analysis

The Swedish School Society in London is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00959675). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Swedish School Society in London reported income of £3.5m and spending of £3.5m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £2.7m to £3.5m (+30%), an average of +6.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Swedish School Society in London sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Chafyn Grove School (£3.5m), Bishop Challoner School (£3.5m) and Building Crafts College (£3.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and investments 1.2%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 45 people.