SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST

Registered charity 1140208 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWANLAND SCHOOLS NAIROBI

Providing grants scholarships and facilities for education of children and young people in Africa and relieving their needs through the provision of food clothing and accommodation, in Africa

Causes: Education/training · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£103k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total reserves of £7,333, which is below its stated policy target of maintaining three months of grant-making activity. The trustees report a positive reserves position and adequate resources to continue operating on a going concern basis, supported by secured income streams.

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: £7k; policy: three months worth of grants)

“The charity ended the 24/25 financial year with £7,333 (2024 - £5,779) in reserves.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Swanland Education Africa Trust (matched by registered charity number).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

RICHARD MARK SWAINchair
JOHN WATERS · trustee of 1 other charity
RICHARD MARK SWAIN · trustee of 2 other charities
SHIRLEY JOAN WATERS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Kenya

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£103k	£101k
31/12/2024	£108k	£114k
31/12/2023	£109k	£114k
31/12/2022	£121k	£109k
31/12/2021	£113k	£127k

Common questions

Is SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with total reserves of £7,333, which is below its stated policy target of maintaining three months of grant-making activity. The trustees report a positive reserves position and adequate resources to continue operating on a going concern basis, supported by secured income streams. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
ACHISOMOCH AID COMPANY LIMITED	1	£407k
FRIENDS OF WIZNITZ LIMITED	1	£393k
THE NUFFIELD FOUNDATION	1	£246k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£209k
DILLHAVEN LIMITED	1	£171k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITED	1	£154k
CMZ LTD	1	£137k
NES FOUNDATION LTD	1	£112k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST.

THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST income £224k
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST income £1.5m
THE WALTER AND LIESEL SCHWAB CHARITABLE TRUST income £254k
LIVE AND LEARN income £984k
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST income £218k
ANGEL WELFARE AND EDUCATION TRUST income £1.2m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SWANLAND EDUCATION AFRICA TRUST	£103k	—	below	—	no doubt
THE SHANLEY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£224k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
AL RISALAH EDUCATION TRUST FY2025	£1.5m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE WALTER AND LIESEL SCHWAB CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£254k	—	below	—	no doubt
LIVE AND LEARN FY2024	£984k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
PROJECT MALA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026	£218k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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