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SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1153618 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Established in 2013, the Swarovski Foundation brings focus to Swarovski's historical commitment to philanthropy by supporting charitable organisations and signature programmes to achieve positive social and environmental impact. Its mission is to promote sustainable livelihoods through education to reduce inequality by supporting initiatives that focus on Equity, Water, and Creativity.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£4.0m
Latest spending
£1.7m
Registered
2013
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that net assets increased to £3,340,405, supported by incoming resources of £4,017,083 largely from Swarovski AG. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that Swarovski AG provides a letter of support to meet future grant commitments as they arise.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Swarovski AG (79% of income)
“Donation Swarovski AG 3,174,831”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: no fixed rule (held: £3.3m)
“Since its inception, the Swarovski Foundation has operated without a fixed rule on a minimum or maximum level of reserves that should be held. It is a company-funded charitable foundation that is funded on an as-and-when needed basis.” — page 9
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Donation from Swarovski AG
“During the year, Swarovski AG donated £3,174,831 (2023: £3,074,928) to the Foundation.” — page 26
“Marisa Schiestl-Swarovski, a Trustee of the Swarovski Foundation, is also a member of the Advisory Board of Teach for Austria, which received a grant totalling £44,456” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Teach for Austria (Trustee Marisa Schiestl-Swarovski on Advisory Board)
“During the year, Swarovski AG donated £3,174,831 (2023: £3,074,928) to the Foundation.” — page 26
“Marisa Schiestl-Swarovski, a Trustee of the Swarovski Foundation, is also a member of the Advisory Board of Teach for Austria, which received a grant totalling £44,456” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Grant to Verein der Freunde des Nationalpark Hohe Tauern (Trustee Marisa Schiestl-Swarovski is Vice-President)
“During the year, Swarovski AG donated £3,174,831 (2023: £3,074,928) to the Foundation.” — page 26
“Marisa Schiestl-Swarovski, a Trustee of the Swarovski Foundation, is also a member of the Advisory Board of Teach for Austria, which received a grant totalling £44,456” — page 26
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by HaysMac LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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.

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.

Official officers record.

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£4.0m
Total spending
£1.7m
Reserves (reported)
£2.1m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~15.2 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£4.0m£1.7m
31/12/2023£3.8m£3.2m
31/12/2022£2.1m£1.6m
31/12/2021£1.8m£1.6m
31/12/2020£1.2m£853k

Common questions

Is SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that net assets increased to £3,340,405, supported by incoming resources of £4,017,083 largely from Swarovski AG. The Trustees confirm the charity is a going concern, noting that Swarovski AG provides a letter of support to meet future grant commitments as they arise. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by HaysMac LLP.

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
THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST1£955k
UBS UK Donor-Advised Foundation1£110k
THE TUFTON CHARITABLE TRUST1£11k
LEVINE FAMILY FOUNDATION1£10k
SUMNER WILSON CHARITABLE TRUST1£9k
SANDRA CHARITABLE TRUST1£7k
THE BARRATT FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SWAROVSKI FOUNDATION£4.0m—0unclear—no doubt
THE WATCHES OF SWITZERLAND GROUP FOUNDATION FY2025£828k—0unclear—no doubt
SWIMATHON FOUNDATION FY2025£771k—0below—no doubt
THE PWC FOUNDATION FY2025£947k—0above—no doubt
Sonu & Eva Foundation FY2024£472k—0below—no doubt
THE STOWE SCHOOL FOUNDATION FY2025£3.4m—0unclear—no doubt

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