SWAN LIFELINE

Registered charity 1156995 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Rescue and treatment of sick and injured swans. Release back to the wild wherever possible.Education of the public as to pollutants and problems with litter. Training emergency services in swan handling.

Causes: Animals · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £67,661 for the year, reducing its unrestricted reserves from £136,225 to £68,564. The independent examiner highlighted a matter of concern regarding uncertainty relating to future cashflow and reserves that could impact continuing activities. However, the trustees remain confident the charity will generate sufficient cash to meet obligations and confirmed there are no material uncertainties about its ability to continue for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Swan Lifeline (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• Phillips Charitable Trust — “We’re thrilled to announce that Swan Lifeline has received a generous grant of £2,500 from the Phillips Charitable Trust.” (source page)
• The Vintners' Company — “Our recent supporters: The Vintners' Company” (source page)
• Louis Bayliss Trust — “Louis Bayliss Trust ( www.whytheadvertiserisspecial.co.uk ) - donation to help fix our entrance gates” (source page)
• Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust — “Jean Sainsbury Animal Welfare Trust - http://www.jeansainsburyanimalwelfare.org.uk/ - a donation to help with increased vet bills in 2025” (source page)
• Animal Defense Trust — “Animal Defense Trust” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (23/08/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Gemma Rhiahnon Nelson
• Julian Paul Nichols
• Tania Dawson · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Bracknell Forest · Buckinghamshire · Reading · Slough · West Berkshire · Windsor And Maidenhead · Wokingham

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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