# SWAN (SOUTHERN WOMEN'S AID NETWORK)

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1188649
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** March 19, 2020
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1188649


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 3, The Bensham Centre, 62 Bensham Grove, THORNTON HEATH, Surrey
- **Postcode:** CR7 8DB
- **Phone:** 02034900690
- **Email:** info@swanlondon.org
- **Website:** www.swanlondon.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE RELIEF OR PREVENTION OF POVERTY AMONGST PEOPLE IN LONDON OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR ABROAD IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME-TO-TIME THINK FIT, IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:A) PROVIDING EMERGENCY FOOD AND HOUSEHOLD ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES IN NEEDB) SUCH OTHER MEANS, INCLUDING (BUT NOT LIMITED TO) THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT OR SIGNPOSTING TO RELEVANT INFORMATION AND OTHER ADVISORY SERVICES AND THE SUPPORT OF OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO RELIEVE OR PREVENT POVERTY

**Activities:** SWAN (Southern Women's Aid Network) was founded by Saiqa Ali BEM and is led and operated by women.  SWAN works with other national and international NGOs and is a recognised provider of food aid in London and abroad. SWAN provides food and other essential aid to individuals and families in need through its ongoing and emergency local and international aid projects.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Afghanistan
- Bangladesh
- Cameroon
- Chad
- Greece
- Lebanon
- Malawi
- Occupied Palestinian Territories
- Pakistan
- Sri Lanka
- Throughout England



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2025 | £1343042 | £1236750 | £278337 | 3 |
| April 30, 2024 | £972745 | £867082 | £172046 | 0 |
| April 30, 2023 | £443613 | £464072 | — | — |
| April 30, 2022 | £401694 | £347093 | — | — |
| April 30, 2021 | £288636 | £264830 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Uzma Hameed** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 20, 2025
- Amina Khawaja — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- Saman Jung — appointed Jan. 1, 2020