John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust

Analysis

John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1989, 37 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.6m, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.9m to £3.3m (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 30%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Bristol Charities (£3.3m), The Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (£3.3m) and The Constance Travis Charitable Trust (£3.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3.4m.