SWESA UK

Registered charity 1166237 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SEAT OF WISDOM COLLEGE FONTEM EX STUDENTS ASSOCIATION, UK

Various charitable activities to promote and enhance education

Objects

A) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO STUDENTS OF OUR LADY SEAT OF WISDOM COLLEGE FONTEM AND TO STUDENTS OF OTHER EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS (AS IDENTIFIED BY THE TRUSTEES) AND TO ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF STUDENTS ATTENDING THE INSTITUTIONS. B) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY; THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AND THE PRESERVATION OF HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE LIVING IN CAMEROON, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF GRANTS AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Windsor and Maidenhead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£25k

Latest spending

£23k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £2,308.56 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £7,951.30 carried forward. The trustees state that reserves are equivalent to more than two months of charitable expenditure and that sufficient reserves are available to continue operations. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: more than two months of charitable expenditure (held: £8k)

“Taking into account the surplus made in the year, reserves at the balance sheet date are equivalent to more than two months of charitable expenditure.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

Complaints policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

ATABONG MACDONALD ATEM
FELIX FUALEFAC NDELOA
IRENE NKOLA NJUANGANG
JAMES TARH AGBOR

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

Operates in: Cameroon · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£25k	£23k
31/12/2024	£29k	£27k
31/12/2023	£3k	£35
31/12/2022	£250	£0
31/12/2021	£0	£0

Common questions

Is SWESA UK financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £2,308.56 for the year ended 31 December 2025, resulting in total unrestricted funds of £7,951.30 carried forward. The trustees state that reserves are equivalent to more than two months of charitable expenditure and that sufficient reserves are available to continue operations. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. 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
DAVID FORBES-NIXON FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£78k
Leo Lion Foundation	1	£16k
THE PETS AT HOME FOUNDATION	1	£11k
SMD FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE OAKDALE TRUST	1	£500

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SDSA FOUNDATION.

SDSA FOUNDATION income £28k
KLSA CHARITABLE TRUST income £148k
SMA Interfaith income £126k
UK PCEA income £337k
Undershaw Education Trust income £4.3m
STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY SA FOUNDATION UK income £166k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SWESA UK	£25k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
SDSA FOUNDATION FY2025	£28k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
KLSA CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£148k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SMA Interfaith FY2024	£126k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
UK PCEA FY2025	£337k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Undershaw Education Trust FY2025	£4.3m	£100,001 - £110,000	3	unclear	—	no doubt

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