The Swannington Heritage Trust

Analysis

The Swannington Heritage Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Coalville. It was registered in November 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01858055). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Swannington Heritage Trust reported income of £150k and spending of £19k, leaving 88% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £16k to £150k (+816%), an average of +74% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 273%. Over the whole period it spent 45% 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, The Swannington Heritage Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Samuel Lithgow Youth Centre (£150k), Highbury Theatre Centre Limited (£150k) and Amersham a Cappella (£150k).