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SWEDENBORG SOCIETY

Registered charity 209172 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Publishing and selling the works of Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) and biographies and studies of his influence. Maintaining a library and holding lectures and meetings connected with the same.

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Latest income
£497k
Latest spending
£709k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total unrestricted funds amounted to £18,271,889, with free reserves of £303,759 representing 156 days of operating costs. The charity reported a net deficit before investments of £212,293, but the net movement in funds was positive at £331,278 due to significant unrealized gains on its investment portfolio. The trustees consider the current level of free reserves to be a reasonable buffer to absorb temporary reductions in income.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2021)

Total income
£985k
Total spending
£472k
Cost of raising funds
£76k
Reserves (reported)
£686k
Employees
8

Reported reserves equal ~17.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£497k£709k
31/12/2023£479k£643k
31/12/2022£467k£545k
31/12/2021£985k£472k
31/12/2020£505k£408k

Common questions

Is SWEDENBORG SOCIETY financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted funds amounted to £18,271,889, with free reserves of £303,759 representing 156 days of operating costs. The charity reported a net deficit before investments of £212,293, but the net movement in funds was positive at £331,278 due to significant unrealized gains on its investment portfolio. The trustees consider the current level of free reserves to be a reasonable buffer to absorb temporary reductions in income. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith 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
HOMELANDS CHARITABLE TRUST1£123k
THE BELLASIS TRUST1£10k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE GENERAL CHURCH OF THE NEW JERUSALEM COUNCIL LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SWEDENBORG SOCIETY£497k——within—no doubt
THE GENERAL CHURCH OF THE NEW JERUSALEM COUNCIL LIMITED FY2025£507k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SWEDISH BENEVOLENT TRUST FY2024£217k—0unclear—no doubt
THE NEW CHURCH COLLEGE FY2025£165k—0below—no doubt
THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SOCIETY IN LONDON FY2025£3.5m——unclear—no doubt
THE GENERAL CONFERENCE OF THE NEW CHURCH FY2025£1.5m—0unclear—no doubt

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