Old Swinford Hospital

Analysis

Old Swinford Hospital is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Stourbridge. It was registered in February 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Old Swinford Hospital reported income of £1.8m and spending of £921k, leaving 49% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £1.3m to £1.8m (+41%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 15%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Old Swinford Hospital sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ringwood Waldorf School (£1.8m), Chapter One (U.k.) Ltd (£1.8m) and Chartered Institute of Credit Management (£1.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 88%, donations and legacies 7.3% and charitable activities 1.5%. Charitable activities took 74% of spending and raising funds 22%. Grants to other organisations totalled £114k. Reserves of £2.9m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.