The Swire Charitable Trust

Registered charity 270726 Registered since 1976

Operates: Scotland, Northern Ireland, Throughout England And Wales

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

6y median 6.5y

average tenure

11y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

7.8y

average years in governance

3 vs 2 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

General Charitable Purposes 5Education/training 2

Commercial experience

Finance 3Education 2Professional services 2

Gaps to watch

Narrow spread of causes across the board

Boards that share trustees

SIR John Swire's ST Nicholas School and Educational Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Swire 2765 1 shared trustee
Swire Chinese Language Foundation 1 shared trustee
The SCS Trust 1 shared trustee
The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee

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Related organisations

John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Swire 2765 1 shared trustee
The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The SCS Trust 1 shared trustee
SIR John Swire's ST Nicholas School and Educational Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Swire Chinese Language Foundation 1 shared trustee

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Contact

Website	www.swirecharitabletrust.org.uk
Email	info@scts.org.uk
Phone	02078347717
Address	The Swire Charitable Trust, Swire House, 59 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6AJ

Finances

£7,329,607 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2020	£5,085,130	£4,257,381
2021	£3,526,383	£4,118,835
2022	£4,297,740	£4,980,409
2023	£5,282,661	£6,139,338
2024	£7,329,607	£8,347,151

What it does

What

General Charitable Purposes

Who

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

How

Makes Grants To Organisations

Charitable objects

TO SUCH CHARITIES OR SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS IN SUCH MANNER AND SUBJECT TO SUCH TERMS AND CONDITIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY AT THEIR UNCONTROLLED DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Governing document: DEED OF TRUST DATED 23RD DECEMBER 1975

Trustees (5)

5trustees

46median age

0aged 70+

Samuel Compton Swireage 46 Chair since 2015
Eleanor Juliet Swire since 2026
Martha Allfrey since 2018
MR B. Swire
Rupert Hogg since 2021

Connected charities (6)

John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
The Adrian Swire Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
SIR John Swire's ST Nicholas School and Educational Charitable Trust 1 shared trustee
Swire 2765 1 shared trustee
Swire Chinese Language Foundation 1 shared trustee
The SCS Trust 1 shared trustee

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