SWANSEA C V S
Registered charity 1063242 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWANSEA CVS
Swansea CVS exists to promote, support and develop the Third Sector in Swansea to maximise its potential for:- engaging, involving and empowering the public as active citizens; contributing to policies and strategies which shape the design and implementation of public services; and delivering quality service (alone or in partnership with others) for the benefit of the wider community.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
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.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £686k; policy: 3 to 9 months)
“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. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Janelle Bentley — Executive Director of Finance (source)
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).
- SBUHB — “The Mental Health and Wellbeing Volunteering Project, funded by SBUHB and managed by SCVS, is a wellbeing support Project for people with me…” (source page)
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- GRIFFITHS, Megan — director, appointed 16/05/2025on trustee list
- MITCHELL, Courtney — director, appointed 18/10/2023on trustee list
- HAGERMAN, Caroline, Dr — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
- BARNES, Yolanda Naa Shormeh — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
- HETTIARACHCHI, Thanuja — director, appointed 01/09/2020on trustee list
- JONES, Lloyd — director, appointed 31/07/2017on trustee list
- BIJA, Cherrie Michelle — director, appointed 10/11/2011on trustee list
- HARRIS, Jane Eleanor Coatsworth — director, appointed 18/10/2007on trustee list
- BENTLEY, Janelle Vicki — secretary, appointed 29/01/2024
Official officers record.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Carmarthenshire · City Of Swansea · Vale Of Glamorgan
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SWANSEA C V S financially healthy?
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. 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
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