Swansea Women's Aid
What it does
Provision of emergency accommodation, community outreach and children services to women and children experiencing violence against women, domestic abuse and sexual violence living in Swansea
Its charitable purposes
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT :A) THE RELIEF OF WOMEN AND THEIR CHILDREN WHO HAVE SUFFERED OR ARE EXPERIENCING VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE BY THE PROVISION OF TEMPORARY ACCOMMODATION AND/OR SUPPORT;B) TO EDUCATE AND INFORM THE PUBLIC, THE MEDIA, THE POLICE, THE COURTS, SOCIAL SERVICES AND OTHER AUTHORITIES WITH RESPECT TO VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN, DOMESTIC ABUSE AND SEXUAL VIOLENCE, IN ALL ITS FORMS, AGAINST WOMEN AND CHILDREN.
Causes
- What it works on
- Preventing or relieving poverty
- Accommodation and housing
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- Other defined groups
- 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 30 March 2025, it had income of £1,387,412 and spent £1,296,210.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2025 | £1,387,412 | £1,296,210 | 34 | 50 |
| 30 March 2024 | £1,174,919 | £1,156,485 | 36 | 60 |
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 18%, from £1,174,919 in the year to 30 March 2024 to £1,387,412 in the year to 30 March 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 93% of its income in the year to 30 March 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 2 years shown.
- Money from government
- 30% of its income in the year to 30 March 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£411,000).
- Largest funder
- City & County of Swansea gave £439,389 in the year to 30 March 2025, 32% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 30 March 2025: £40,000 from 1 grant. Government contracts: £371,000 from 1 contract.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2025 | £40,000 from 1 grant | £371,000 from 1 contract |
| 30 March 2024 | £85,065 from 5 grants | £344,089 from 1 contract |
Where its income came from in the year ending 30 March 2025
- Donations and legacies£19,745
- Charitable activities, including grants and contracts for its work£1,363,280
- Investments£4,387
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 30 March 2025, the charity named 13 funders who gave £1,115,417 between them. £356,423 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 | Mar 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|
| City & County of Swansea | Trust, company or other | £439,389 | £413,258 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £250,892 | £166,346 |
| Henry Smith Charity | Trust, company or other | £119,600 | £59,200 |
| South Wales Police and Crime Commissioner | Trust, company or other | £84,897 | £84,897 |
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £76,594 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 4 grants to this charity since 2024, worth at least £665,662.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£519,962, 2 grants
- The Leathersellers' Foundation£86,000, 1 grant
- Henry Smith Foundation£59,700, 1 grant
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2024 | Henry Smith Foundation | £59,700 |
| 28 May 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £499,962 |
| 19 Mar 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 6 Mar 2024 | The Leathersellers' Foundation |
Payments from public bodies, from their spending data
Public bodies' published spending shows 1 payment to this charity worth £37,251, on 29 September 2025.
| Public body | Paid | Payments | Financial years |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Government | £37,251 | 1 | 2025/26 |
In council meetings
Council business that names this charity, from the records councils publish, gathered by OpenCouncil. Newest first.
7 July 2022, Swansea
Named in an agenda item or minute of Council
Announcements of the Presiding Member.
Trustees
7 trustees run the charity.
- Clare Elizabeth TregoningChair
- Adele Rhiannon Paris-Jones
- Ann Elizabeth Collins
- Avril Llewellyn
- Georgina Beryl Cornelius
- Karen Ann Haynes
- Victoria Elizabeth Heather Cooper
Filing record
Of the last 2 annual returns that were due, 2 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 March 2025 | 30 January 2026 | Received 27 January 2026, 3 days early | Received 27 January 2026 |
| 30 March 2024 | 30 January 2025 | Received 28 January 2025, 2 days early | Received 28 January 2025 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1202082
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 24 February 2023
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 02 DEC 2022AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 07 FEB 2023
- Company number
- 14521351This company on OpenEconomyThis company on Companies House
- Website
- swanseawomensaid.com
- 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 1 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Payments from public bodies: each body's own published spending data, matched to the charity by OpenEconomy. 5 public bodies' data is included so far.
- In council meetings: councils' published meeting records, gathered by OpenCouncil and matched to the charity by OpenEconomy on 4 November 2026.