Swansea Parent Carer Forum
What it does
We work co-productively with the Local Authority and Health Board to develop processes and ensure disabled children and their families in Swansea are at the heart of decision making, and that their needs are at the centre of that decision making.
Its charitable purposes
TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED CHILDREN OF ALL AGES AND THEIR FAMILIES, IN SWANSEA, THROUGH:1) THE PROVISION OF OPPORTUNITIES FOR PARENTS AND CARERS TO INFLUENCE THE DECISIONS THAT AFFECT THEIR FAMILIES AND TO CONTRIBUTE TO DEVELOPING SERVICES THAT MEET THE NEEDS OF THEIR FAMILIES.2) THE PROVISION OF ADVICE AND SUPPORT TO PARENTS AND CARERS VIA WORKSHOPS AND OTHER MEANS TO INFORM AND EMPOWER THEM ABOUT THE SERVICES AND ISSUES THAT AFFECT THEIR FAMILIES.
Causes
- What it works on
- General charitable purposes
- Disability
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Older people
- Disabled people
- How it works
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2025, it had income of £91,193 and spent £87,958.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £91,193 | £87,958 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2024 | £76,535 | £61,191 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2023 | £92,891 | £94,669 | Not reported | 2 |
| 31 March 2022 | £105,545 | £102,117 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £30,336 | £13,725 | 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 201%, from £30,336 in the year to 31 March 2021 to £91,193 in the year to 31 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 96% of its income in the year to 31 March 2025. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- LA gave £82,000 in the year to 31 March 2025, 90% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2025: £75,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | £75,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £75,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £90,000 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £98,450 from 2 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2021 | £17,111 from 3 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 4 funders who gave £89,187 between them. £4,120 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| LA | Trust, company or other | £82,000 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £4,120 |
| True Colours Trust | Trust, company or other | £2,307 |
| Waterloo Foundation | Trust, company or other | £760 |
Grants it paid to others
| Recipient | Year ending | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| SCVS | 31 March 2025 | £40,603 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 2 grants to this charity since 2024, worth at least £8,660.
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 16 Jun 2026 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,540 |
| 30 May 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,120 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
15 January 2025, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Education & Skills Service Transformation Committee
Progress Update on Work to Develop a New Swansea Council Behaviour Policy for Schools.
27 September 2023, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Education & Skills Service Transformation Committee
Supporting Sufficient Specialist Places.
Trustees
3 trustees run the charity.
- Joanann PhillipsChair
- Christopher Robert Law
- Ishbel Jane Hansen
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 17 October 2025, 106 days early | Received 17 October 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 16 August 2024, 168 days early | Received 16 August 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 25 November 2023, 67 days early | Received 25 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 5 September 2022, 148 days early | Received 5 September 2022 |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | Received 7 September 2021, 146 days early | Received 7 September 2021 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1189730
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 1 June 2020
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 01 Jun 2020
- Website
- www.swanseapcf.org
- 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.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.