SWELL REVOLUTION

Registered charity 1193986 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

TO ADVANCE & PROMOTE CHRISTIAN FAITH & VALUES THROUGH;- PRODUCTION & DISTRIBUTION OF MUSIC, MEDIA AND OTHER ART FORMS - PROVISION OF RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ENABLING THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE IN AND DEVELOP THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND VALUES THROUGH MUSIC, MEDIA AND OTHER ART FORMS- TRAINING AND EQUIPPING OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS TO CREATE ARTISTIC CONTENT

Objects

THE CHARITYÆS OBJECTS (ÔTHE OBJECTSÖ) WHICH ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE:2.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH THROUGH, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY THROUGH:- (A) THE PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF MUSIC, MEDIA AND OTHER ART FORMS WHICH PROMOTE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS VALUES; AND (B) THE PROVISION OF RESOURCES AND EDUCATIONAL MATERIAL ENABLING THE PUBLIC TO ENGAGE IN AND DEVELOP THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS VALUES THROUGH MUSIC, MEDIA AND OTHER ART FORMS; AND(C) THE TRAINING AND EQUIPPING OF INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANISATIONS TO CREATE ARTISTIC CONTENT WHICH PROMOTES THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ITS VALUES.

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

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Registered contact address: Eastbourne, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£87k

Latest spending

£149k

Registered

2021

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net deficit of £61,942 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £35,024. This reserve level is slightly below the trustees' stated policy target of £37,300. Despite the deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future.

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

“At the end of the period, the charity held funds of £35,024, which were all unrestricted, this is slightly below their aim” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Payment to related party company for management services

“During the year, payments of £10,000 were made to Nicola James Communications Ltd, a company controlled by Peter and Nicola James, who are both trustees. These payments were for management services provided” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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 handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 7
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

John Leonard Lovellchair
Elizabeth Ann Cutting
Joshua Hugh Cutting
Nicola Jane James
Pete James

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£87k	£149k
31/12/2024	£178k	£97k
31/12/2023	£138k	£146k
31/12/2022	£198k	£294k
31/12/2021	£294k	£174k

Common questions

Is SWELL REVOLUTION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net deficit of £61,942 for the year, resulting in unrestricted reserves of £35,024. This reserve level is slightly below the trustees' stated policy target of £37,300. Despite the deficit, the trustees maintain a going concern basis, citing adequate resources for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GRANT FOUNDATION	FY2023	Unverified read£10k	Gospel mission to children

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

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
INSTITUTE OF OUR LADY OF MERCY	1	£994k
PAUL HAMLYN FOUNDATION	1	£90k
SIR HALLEY STEWART TRUST	1	£42k
SMALLWOOD TRUST	1	£39k
THE CLARE MILNE TRUST	1	£25k
The Ashley Family Foundation	1	£22k
MAUDSLEY CHARITY	1	£15k
THE BARBARA WARD CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION	1	£14k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE WELLS CHURCH.

THE WELLS CHURCH income £280k
SOUND OF WALES income £33k
WALSALL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICE income £106k
SHALLAL income £147k
THE WELL CENTRE income £112k
SEW TRUST income £33k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SWELL REVOLUTION	£87k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE WELLS CHURCH FY2025	£280k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SOUND OF WALES FY2025	£33k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
WALSALL BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT SERVICE FY2025	£106k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SHALLAL FY2025	£147k	—	0	below	—	no doubt
THE WELL CENTRE FY2025	£112k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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