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The Swettenham Foundation

The Swettenham Foundation is a registered charity (number 1198819) based in Chester, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Alma Dawn Swettenham since 2022. Latest income £21k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 5 trustees
  • Income £21k (2024)

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Environment/conservation/heritage
Where
Cheshire West & Chester, Wirral, Conwy
Website
www.swettenhamfoundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2022

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2024£21k£9k
  • 2023£23k£3k
  • 2022£100£0

Income trend, 2022 to 2024.

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CHESTER AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS, PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN THE AREA ADMINISTERED BY CHESHIRE WEST & CHESTER COUNCIL AND THE WIRRAL COUNCIL WARDS OF BIRKENHEAD & TRANMERE AND THE WARD OF BROMBOROUGH, PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) BY PROVIDING GRANTS TO OTHER CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS WHICH FURTHER THE ABOVE AIMS.NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008].

Board analysis

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.

5 trustees on the board

4y median 4y
average tenure
4y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
4.8y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

Portfolio (1)

0
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 5Environment/conservation/heritage 4Amateur Sport 1Recreation 1

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board

Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.

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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 3 years.
2022
2023
2024
incomespending£21k latest income · income exceeded spending in 2023 and 2024

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1198819
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 May 2022
Contact on the register
01244675234 · dawn.swettenham@gmail.com
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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