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SWANSEA C V S

Registered charity 1063242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWANSEA CVS

Latest income
£3.1m
Latest spending
£3.1m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income decreased to £2,842,503 from £3,262,028 in the prior year, while charitable expenditure fell to £2,799,558. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £686,299, which the trustees consider adequate despite a calculated shortfall against their provision requirements.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“Although there is a shortfall of £1,360,331 (2024: £938,987) the trustees consider there to be adequate unrestricted reserves held by the charity.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bevan Buckland LLP.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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

Total income
£3.1m
Total spending
£3.1m
Reserves (reported)
£686k
Employees
60

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Vale Of Glamorgan

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£3.1m£3.1m
31/03/2024£3.3m£3.4m
31/03/2023£2.4m£2.6m
31/03/2022£2.5m£2.4m
31/03/2021£2.6m£2.3m

Common questions

Is SWANSEA C V S financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income decreased to £2,842,503 from £3,262,028 in the prior year, while charitable expenditure fell to £2,799,558. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £686,299, which the trustees consider adequate despite a calculated shortfall against their provision requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bevan Buckland LLP.

Who funds SWANSEA C V S?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SWANSEA C V S as a grant recipient include The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service Limited.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmount
The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service LimitedFY2025£108k
The Neath Port Talbot Community Voluntary Service LimitedFY2023£100k

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
TWO RIDINGS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£64k
ESSEX COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£44k

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