SWANSWELL CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1074891 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as COMMUNITY ALCOHOL SERVICE, COMMUNITY ALCOHOL SERVICE - COVENTRY AND WARWICKSHIRE, DISCOVERY & CADDY, DRUG SOLUTIONS - BIRMINGHAM, DRUG SOLUTIONS BIRMINGHAM

Swanswell provides services for alcohol and drug misuse in England and Wales, and specialises in partnership working in primary care and criminal justice settings. We provide a systematic assessment of individual needs and in consultation with service users, families and professionals provide a holistic treatment plan.

Objects

TO PROMOTE EDUCATION AND TRAINING, RELIEVE SICKNESS AND OLD AGE, PRESERVE AND PROTECT GOOD-HEALTH AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE PUBLIC LIVING OR WORKING IN THE MIDLANDS AND IN SUCH OTHER AREA WITHIN ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE CHARITY FROM TIME TO TIME IN GENERAL MEETING SHALL CONSIDER APPROPRIATE (" THE AREA OF BENEFIT")IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO PROVIDE FOR THOSE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM, OR WHO HAVE SUFFERED FROM ALCOHOL OR DRUG ABUSE OF ANY SORTTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF SUCH PERSONS, THEIR RELATIVES AND CARERS, PERSONS WORKING IN THE FIELDS OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE MENTAL HEALTH AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC BY THE PROVISION OF ADVICE, COUNSELLING AND TRAININGTO ASSIST PERSONS SUFFERING FROM DISABILITY OF ANY FORM TO ACHIEVE A FULL AND SETTLED WAY OF LIFE IN THE COMMUNITY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND WHERE APPROPRIATE TO ASSIST SUCH PERSONS TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT

Area of benefit: THE MIDLANDS AND SUCH OTHER AREAS WITHIN ENGLAND AND WALES

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Get email alerts

Merged into CRANSTOUN (charity 1061582) — merger registered 16/05/2023.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
1999

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Policies the charity declares

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From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2021

  • Government income: £1,325,000 — contracts £1,325,000 (3); 97% of the £1,360,000 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2020

  • Volunteers: 13
  • Government income: £5,879,000 — contracts £5,879,000 (4); 100% of the £5,889,000 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2019

  • Volunteers: 8
  • Government income: £6,042,000 — contracts £6,042,000 (8); 100% of the £6,049,000 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2021)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.3m
Reserves (reported)
£625k
Employees
19

Reported reserves equal ~5.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (97% 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 (5.3%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Operates in: Birmingham City · West Berkshire · Worcestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2024——
31/03/2023——
31/03/2022——
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.3m
31/03/2020£5.9m£5.6m