The Swansea Foundation
What it does
to promote the education of persons who are under the age of 25, are in need of financial assistance and are resident in City & County of Swansea. Preference is given to persons who have attended Bishop Gore Comprehensive School, Dynevor Comprehensive School, Swansea College and Swansea Institute of Higher Education.
Its charitable purposes
(1) TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF PERSONS WHO:(A) ARE UNDER THE AGE OF 25; AND(B) ARE IN NEED OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; AND (C) ARE RESIDENT ON THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SWANSEA.(2) THE TRUSTEES MUST GIVE PREFERENCE TO PERSONS WHO HAVE ANY TIME ATTENDED ONE OF THE FOLLOWING SCHOOLS OR COLLEGES:(A) BISHOP GORE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL;(B) DYNEVOR COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL;(C) SWANSEA COLLEGE; AND(D) SWANSEA INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Area of benefit in its governing document: City and County of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £8,750 and spent £0.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £8,750 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £7,575 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £3,202 | £8,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £341 | £6,000 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £1,390 | £12,002 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 529%, from £1,390 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £8,750 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 0% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 3 of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
1 trustee runs the charity.
- The City & County of SwanseaOrganisation
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 7 November 2025, 85 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 29 January 2025, 2 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 29 January 2024, 2 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 19 January 2023, 12 days early | Not required |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 25 January 2022, 6 days early | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1086884
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 4 June 2001
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF THE COMMISSIONERS DATED 6 FEBRUARY 2001
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.