ANGLO-SWEDISH LITERARY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 230622 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The objects of the Charity are the encouragement of cultural intercourse between Sweden and the British Islands through promotion and diffusion of knowledge and appreciation of the literature and art of Sweden in the British Islands.

Objects

THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF CULTURAL INTERCOURSE BETWEEN SWEDEN AND THE BRITISH ISLES THROUGH THE PROMOTION AND DIFFUSION OF KNOWLEDGE AND APPRECATION OF THE LITERATURE AND ART OF SWEDEN IN THE BRITISH ISLES.

Area of benefit: BRITISH ISLES

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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Latest income
£28k
Latest spending
£53k
Registered
1964
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased to £370,271 due to a loss on the revaluation of investments, despite generating investment income and gains on disposals. The trustees maintain funds at a level sufficient to meet expenses, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investment income
“Investment income 9,672” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient to meet its expenses (held: £370k)
“The Charity maintains its funds at a level sufficient to meet its expenses.” — page 3
Per its FY2025 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: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
21/03/2025£28k£53k
21/03/2024£37k£19k
21/03/2023£25k£58k
21/03/2022£27k£25k
21/03/2021£6k£20k

Common questions

Is ANGLO-SWEDISH LITERARY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's unrestricted funds decreased to £370,271 due to a loss on the revaluation of investments, despite generating investment income and gains on disposals. The trustees maintain funds at a level sufficient to meet expenses, and the independent examiner confirmed no material matters were found during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.