THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SOCIETY IN LONDON
Education of Swedish (Scandinavian) speaking children
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £29,066 for the year ended 30 June 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,000,757, and the Board maintains a policy to hold reserves to handle temporary unforeseen financial emergencies.
What the accounts disclose
“Fees receivable 2,408,999”
“The Board’s policy is to have a reserve to enable it to handle temporary unforeseen financial emergencies.” — page 10
Year-over-year changes
- Going concern: going-concern doubt noted (FY2024) → no going-concern doubt (FY2025).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 00959675
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Anette Elving Ferm — Rektor, Svenska Skolan i London
Company officers (Companies House)
- BARCHAN, Stina, Dr on trustee list
- PENNOCK, Edward on trustee list
- BRATTWALL, Christina on trustee list
- TANDON, Tania on trustee list
- EDSTRÖM, Anna Charlotta not on trustee list
- JÄGBERG, Anna Helena not on trustee list
- GUSTAVSSON, Charlotte on trustee list
- BASSLER, Klaus Ludwig on trustee list
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)
Trustees
- Klaus Ludwig Basslerchair
- Anna Charlotta Edstroem
- Anna Helena Jaegberg
- Charlotte Gustavsson
- Edward Pennock
- Solveig Christina Brattwall
- Stina Brita Barchan
- Tania Tandon
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 30/06/2025 | £3.5m | £3.5m |
| 30/06/2024 | £3.7m | £3.8m |
| 30/06/2023 | £3.6m | £3.7m |
| 30/06/2022 | £3.2m | £3.2m |
| 30/06/2021 | £2.7m | £2.8m |
Common questions
Is THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SOCIETY IN LONDON financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net incoming resource surplus of £29,066 for the year ended 30 June 2025, following a deficit in the prior year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £2,000,757, and the Board maintains a policy to hold reserves to handle temporary unforeseen financial emergencies. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Shaw Gibbs (Audit) Limited.
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED | 1 | £7.9m |
| ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION (HANADIV) EUROPE | 1 | £898k |
| THE MONTEFIORE ENDOWMENT | 1 | £194k |
| THE ANGLO-AMERICAN CHARITY LIMITED | 1 | £91k |
| THE MARCUS MARGULIES CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £72k |
| UK CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS LTD | 1 | £66k |
| THE CHARLES WOLFSON CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £50k |
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £50k |
Charities like this
- COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD
- THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL IN LONDON LIMITED
- THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES
- LONDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LTD
- LONDON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES
- THE AMERICAN SCHOOL IN LONDON EDUCATIONAL TRUST LTD
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE SWEDISH SCHOOL SOCIETY IN LONDON | £3.5m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| COLLEGE FRANCAIS BILINGUE DE LONDRES LTD | £11.1m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| THE NORWEGIAN SCHOOL IN LONDON LIMITED | £1.4m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE LONDON SCHOOL OF JEWISH STUDIES | £1.8m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON CHRISTIAN SCHOOL LTD | £1.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |
| LONDON COLLEGE OF BUSINESS STUDIES | £1.9m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |