SWFT CHARITY
Supporting the work of South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Objects
FOR ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES RELATING TO THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total funds decreased from £698,000 to £566,000 due to a net expenditure of £132,000 against incoming resources of £343,000. Unrestricted reserves stood at £422,000, while the trustees maintain a policy of not accumulating funds in reserves but utilising donations as soon as practically possible. The charity reports adequate cash reserves to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months.
What the accounts disclose
“Trustee has a general policy not to accumulate funds in reserves but to utilise donations in accordance with the wishes of the donor as soon as is practically possible. The Charity does not have a specified target level of revenue or reserves.” — page 22
“SWFT Clinical Services Ltd and Innovate Healthcare Services Limited are limited companies whose shares are 100% owned by SWFT. Innovate Healthcare Services Limited is operated as a joint venture with George Eliot NHS Trust.” — page 23
“SWFT Clinical Services Ltd and Innovate Healthcare Services Limited are limited companies whose shares are 100% owned by SWFT.” — page 23
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Grant-making is its main activity
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 3 were received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2024 (received 06/02/2025, 6 days after the 31/01/2025 due date); year ending 31/03/2022 (received 03/05/2023, 92 days after the 31/01/2023 due date); year ending 31/03/2021 (received 01/02/2022, 1 day after the 31/01/2022 due date).
Corporate structure
- Trading subsidiary: SWFT CLINICAL SERVICES LTD Companies House 07542436
- Trading subsidiary: INNOVATE HEALTHCARE SERVICES LIMITED Companies House 12685407
- Turnover: £26.7m
- Profit before tax: £2.1m
- Turnover: £57.8m
- Profit before tax: £1.8m
- Donated/gift-aided to the charity: £30k
“During the year the company has made a charitable donations of £30k | to SWFT Charity (£20k to be used for a Place Coordinator and £10k to be used for Memory tables)”
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)
Trustees
- SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £343k | £475k |
| 31/03/2024 | £424k | £666k |
| 31/03/2023 | £263k | £580k |
| 31/03/2022 | £392k | £608k |
| 31/03/2021 | £939k | £403k |
Common questions
Is SWFT CHARITY financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased from £698,000 to £566,000 due to a net expenditure of £132,000 against incoming resources of £343,000. Unrestricted reserves stood at £422,000, while the trustees maintain a policy of not accumulating funds in reserves but utilising donations as soon as practically possible. The charity reports adequate cash reserves to continue in operational existence for at least 12 months. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SWFT CHARITY?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SWFT CHARITY as a grant recipient include GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | |
| GOWLING WLG (UK) CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | £500 |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| ASSOCIATION OF NHS CHARITIES | 1 | £481k |
| FRIENDS OF THE YEATMAN HOSPITAL | 1 | £88k |
| CLARK FOUNDATION | 1 | £66k |
| THE VALENTINE CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £10k |
| YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £2k |
Charities like this
- EYUP
- SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS
- ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS
- NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES
- The WFH Foundation
- THE FRIENDS OF THE WEST SUFFOLK HOSPITAL
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SWFT CHARITY | £343k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| EYUP | £745k | — | 1 | below | — | no doubt |
| SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS | £1.5m | £60,001 - £70,000 | 1 | unclear | 33.1% | no doubt |
| ISLE OF WIGHT NHS TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS | £92k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| NORFOLK AND SUFFOLK NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUND AND OTHER RELATED CHARITIES | £32k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| The WFH Foundation | £88k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |