SWEDA Ltd

Registered charity 1056441 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SOMERSET AND WESSEX EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION, SOMERSET EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION, SWEDA

TO PROVIDE SERVICES FACILITIES AND TRAINING FOR THE RELIEF OF THOSE SUFFERING FROM OR AFFECTED BY EATING DISORDERS

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that for the year ending 2025-03-31, SWEDA generated total income of £1,341,122 against total expenditure of £1,147,245, resulting in a surplus. The charity reports an 18% increase in clients supported compared to the previous year, indicating growing demand for its services.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income)
“Charitable activities - £1,174,599” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — SWEDA (matched by registered charity number).

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS trustCA16572 - Community Eating Disorder Subcontract (18+)02/02/2026£1.6m

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£113k
Reserves (reported)
£1.2m
Employees
27

Reported reserves equal ~12.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 8.5% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.3m£1.1m
31/03/2024£1.0m£827k
31/03/2023£708k£570k
31/03/2022£508k£373k
31/03/2021£472k£288k

Common questions

Is SWEDA Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that for the year ending 2025-03-31, SWEDA generated total income of £1,341,122 against total expenditure of £1,147,245, resulting in a surplus. The charity reports an 18% increase in clients supported compared to the previous year, indicating growing demand for its services.

Who funds SWEDA Ltd?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SWEDA Ltd as a grant recipient include THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CARDIFF FOUNDATION, THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ARCHIE SHERMAN CARDIFF FOUNDATIONFY2025£13kOverseas aid
THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Somerset Community Foundation13/11/2024£5kCosts of 1-2-1 specialist therapeutic support for 5 adults affected by eating disorders in Somerset
Somerset Community Foundation13/09/2021£1kCore costs of delivering eating disorder support services
The National Lottery Community Fund03/09/2021£10kSWEDA Administration Coordinator
The National Lottery Community Fund28/01/2021£450kReaching Somerset - Continuation funding
Somerset Community Foundation14/12/2020£2kCOVID19 Adaptations to help manage social distancing
Somerset Community Foundation31/07/2020£5kCOVID19 Online and face-to-face counselling for those with eating disorders across Somerset
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2020£10kSWEDA Social Media and Volunteer Coordinator
Somerset Community Foundation03/04/2020£3kCOVID19 Virtual counselling service for people with eating disorders
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£790Body Image Workshop
Somerset Community Foundation26/03/2019£4kSWEDA Admin Co-Ordinator Post
The National Lottery Community Fund22/03/2019£10kSWEDA - Digital
The National Lottery Community Fund24/03/2015£450kReaching Somerset
The National Lottery Community Fund22/01/2010£8kGroup Life Skills Project

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with WasteAid.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SWEDA Ltd£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
WasteAid FY2024£1.2m——below—no doubt
SOUTH YORKSHIRE EATING DISORDERS ASSOCIATION FY2025£958k£60,001 - £70,0002unclear—no doubt
EDAID FOUNDATION FY2024£169k—0above—no doubt
SHREE SWAMINARAYAN AGYNA UPASNA SATSANG MANDAL UK FY2025£895k—0unclear—no doubt
YORKSHIRE AIR AMBULANCE LIMITED FY2025£12.3m£100,001 - £110,00014below19.0%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.