Swineshead Benevolent Foundation

Registered charity 216557 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE SWINESHEAD POOR CHARITIES

Relief of the poor

Objects

SEE INDIVIDUAL CONSTITUENTS.

Area of benefit: ANCIENT PARISH OF SWINESHEAD.

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Get email alerts

Latest income
£50k
Latest spending
£28k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £184,523, which the trustees consider adequate to enable the charity to operate. The charity reported a net income increase to £38,608 and holds significant fixed assets valued at £1,538,100, primarily investment properties. There were no funds in deficit at the year end, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a sufficient level which enables the charity to be able to operate (held: £185k)
“The reserves policy of the charity is to maintain unrestricted free funds of the charity, at a sufficient level which enables the charity to be able to operate.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£50k£28k
31/03/2025£47k£31k
31/03/2024£41k£29k
31/03/2023£43k£22k
31/03/2022£44k£19k

Common questions

Is Swineshead Benevolent Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted free reserves stood at £184,523, which the trustees consider adequate to enable the charity to operate. The charity reported a net income increase to £38,608 and holds significant fixed assets valued at £1,538,100, primarily investment properties. There were no funds in deficit at the year end, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters required attention. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.