THE SWAISLAND TRUST

Registered charity 208965 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SWAISLAND TRUSTS

Provision of two flats for the benefit of the poor of the parish of Crayford.

Objects

ONE EQUAL MOIETY IN PROVIDING NURSES FOR SICK POOR OF THE PARISH IN THEIR OWN HOMES AND ALSO IN PROVIDING NOURISHING FOOD FOR THE POOR. THE OTHER MOIETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH SICK POOR OF THE PARISH AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF CRAYFORD

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 · Accommodation/housing · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net outgoing of £79,868.83, primarily due to major repairs costing £107,212.42 which depleted reserves. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted general reserves fell to £12,550.52, and the charity utilized designated repair funds to cover the renovation costs.

Automated summary of the FY2025 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.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Trustees · trustee networks

• Andrew Sinclairchair · trustee of 2 other charities
• Carol Ann Demuth FCCA · trustee of 1 other charity
• DAVID RICHARD DAY · trustee of 2 other charities
• Michael David Gillespie · trustee of 1 other charity
• Peter Craske · trustee of 1 other charity
• Rev PAUL FREDERICK PRENTICE · trustee of 2 other charities

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

Operates in: Bexley

Income and spending

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