DISCOVERSVS
Registered charity 256146 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DISCOVERY, DISCOVERY - STUDENT VOLUNTEERING SWANSEA, SWANSEA STUDENT COMMUNITY ACTION, SWANSEA VOLUNTEER SERVICE
Discovery SVS aims to;Challenging discriminationEnriching the lives of disadvantaged peopleSupporting disabled people in Swansea (and now Siavonga too!)
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,558 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total net assets of £208,211. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were £196,814, which is noted as being below the target level by £7,130. The charity is reliant on grant funding but maintains cash reserves to cover ongoing running costs.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grants (96% of income)
“Our main source of funding are grants. This year we received £225,697 (2024 - £248,028).”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £197k; policy: one year’s running costs, approximately £153,944... and a further designated reserve of £50,000)
“At the end of the financial year ended 31 July 2025 unrestricted funds were £196,814, representing that reserves were below the target level by £7,130.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
- Amy Meredith-Davies
- Charlotte Cooke
- Dr Alison Walker
- Dr Felicity MCGEOWN
- Dr MIKE BUCKLE
- Georgia Rees
- Joanne Parfitt
- Julia Mary Manser
- Louise Rees
- Malgozata Ragosko
- Mamta Behera
- Naman Kumar
- Nia Besley
- Olugbenga Fayehun
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: City Of Swansea
Income and spending
Common questions
Is DISCOVERSVS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £5,558 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total net assets of £208,211. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted funds were £196,814, which is noted as being below the target level by £7,130. The charity is reliant on grant funding but maintains cash reserves to cover ongoing running costs. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds DISCOVERSVS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name DISCOVERSVS as a grant recipient include SWANSEA C V S, THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION, NORMAN WHITELEY TRUST, THE AUSTIN BAILEY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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