CHARITY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 275594
Swan Mountain Trust Unaudited Financial Statements
5 April 2025
ACE ACCOUNTANTS LTD
The White House Denchworth Road Grove Oxon OX12 0AR
Swan Mountain Trust
Financial Statements
Year ended 5 April 2025
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| Trustees' annual report | 1 |
| Independent examiner's report to the trustees | 3 |
| Statement of financial activities | 4 |
| Statement of financial position | 5 |
| Notes to the financial statements | 6 |
Swan Mountain Trust
Trustees' Annual Report
Year ended 5 April 2025
The trustees present their report and the unaudited financial statements of the charity for the year ended 5 April 2025.
Reference and administrative details
Registered charity name Swan Mountain Trust Charity registration number 275594 Principal office 7 Mount Vernon London NW3 6QS
The trustees
Ms J R Hargreaves Ms D Carter Mr A Cowan Mr P Kilgarriff Mr D Cowan Mr T Harvie-Clark Independent examiner John Hill FMAAT The White House Denchworth Road Grove Oxon OX12 0AR
Structure, governance and management
The financial statements have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in note 3 to the accounts and comply with the charity’s trust deed, the Charities Act 2011 and Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102), (Charities SORP (FRS102)) and Charities Act 2011.
The Trust does not employ any staff. The Trustees usually meet three times a year in February, June and October. Grant applications may be submitted at any time. Trustees may be appointed at any time and are formally agreed at a trustee meeting. There are no time limits set for an individual to be a trustees however the number of trustees must be no less than two.
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Trustees' Annual Report (continued)
Swan Mountain Trust
Year ended 5 April 2025
Objectives and activities
The trust's objectives are to make grants to charitable bodies at the discretion of the trustees. The Trustees aim to meet their public benefit responsibilities by using the Trust's resources to support small registered charities which work with some of the most disadvantaged people in our society to lead full and independent lives. The trustees confirm that they have referred to the Charity Commission’s guidance on public benefit when reviewing the Trust’s aims and objectives, in planning future activities, and setting the grant making policy for the year.
The trustees' focus is upon smaller, often local organisations which work to alleviate the problems facing refugees and asylum seekers with particular emphasis on the mental health of young people. Grants may be made to support on-going and new activities but will continue to be targeted on smaller organisation, i.e.: those with an income of less than £500,000 p.a.
It was agreed in the year that the individual grant guide limit would be raised to £5,000.
Achievements and performance
The Trust's grants are funded by income from investments. The Trustees do not engage in fundraising from outside sources. During the year, The Trustees agreed 26 new grants amounting to £103,133 (last year: £73,700). These are listed in Note 16 of these accounts.
Financial review
The Trustees aim to ensure that their investments are of the highest ethical investment standards by investing the entire portfolio with CCLA's Charities Ethical Investment Fund. The Trustees meet annually with the investment managers to discuss the progress of the Fund which they consider to be an appropriate vehicle in terms of socially responsible investment and in terms of investment management and returns.
During the year, the trustees received a donation of £5,000. The trustees are deciding how these funds will be used and expect to have reached a decision in the following reporting period.
At at the end of this year, the value of the Trust's investments stood at £1,824,482 (last year: £1,888,245). Income received during the year amounted to £54,499 (last year: £52,487).
The Trustees do not consider it necessary to create a reserve to meet unexpected liabilities as the whole of the capital is available.
The trustees' annual report was approved on 6 October 2025 and signed on behalf of the board of trustees by:
David Cowan (Oct 6, 2025 17:45:21 GMT+1)
Mr D Cowan Trustee
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Swan Mountain Trust
Independent Examiner's Report to the Trustees of Swan Mountain Trust
Year ended 5 April 2025
I report to the trustees on my examination of the financial statements of Swan Mountain Trust ('the charity') for the year ended 5 April 2025.
Responsibilities and basis of report
As the trustees of the charity you are responsible for the preparation of the financial statements in accordance with the requirements of the Charities Act 2011 (‘the Act’).
I report in respect of my examination of the charity's financial statements carried out under section 145 of the 2011 Act and in carrying out my examination I have followed all the applicable Directions given by the Charity Commission under section 145(5)(b) of the Act.
Independent examiner's statement
I have completed my examination. I confirm that no material matters have come to my attention in connection with the examination giving me cause to believe that in any material respect:
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accounting records were not kept in respect of the charity as required by section 130 of the Act; or
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the financial statements do not accord with those records; or
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the financial statements do not comply with the applicable requirements concerning the form and content of accounts set out in the Charities (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 other than any requirement that the accounts give a ‘true and fair' view which is not a matter considered as part of an independent examination.
I have no concerns and have come across no other matters in connection with the examination to which attention should be drawn in this report in order to enable a proper understanding of the accounts to be reached.
John Hill
John Hill (Oct 6, 2025 17:43:09 GMT+1)
John Hill FMAAT Independent Examiner
The White House Denchworth Road Grove Oxon OX12 0AR
6 October 2025
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Swan Mountain Trust
Statement of Financial Activities
Year ended 5 April 2025
| 2025 | 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unrestricted | ||||
| funds | Total funds | Total funds | ||
| Note | £ | £ | £ | |
| Income and endowments | ||||
| Donations and legacies | 4 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 81,000 |
| Investment income | 5 | 54,916 | 54,916 | 52,759 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total income | 59,916 | 59,916 | 133,759 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| Expenditure | ||||
| Expenditure on charitable activities | 6,7 | (105,217) | (105,217) | (75,283) |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total expenditure | (105,217) | (105,217) | (75,283) | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| Net (losses)/gains on investments | 8 | (79,763) | (79,763) | 168,921 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Net (expenditure)/income and net movement in funds | (125,064) | (125,064) | 227,397 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| Reconciliation of funds | ||||
| Total funds brought forward | 1,965,501 | 1,965,501 | 1,738,104 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total funds carried forward | 1,840,437 | 1,840,437 | 1,965,501 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
The statement of financial activities includes all gains and losses recognised in the year. All income and expenditure derive from continuing activities.
The notes on pages 6 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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Swan Mountain Trust
Statement of Financial Position
5 April 2025
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Note | £ | £ | |
| Fixed assets | |||
| Investments | 12 | 1,824,483 | 1,888,245 |
| Current assets | |||
| Cash at bank and in hand | 17,442 | 78,606 | |
| Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | 13 | 1,488 | 1,350 |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Net current assets | 15,954 | 77,256 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total assets less current liabilities | 1,840,437 | 1,965,501 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Net assets | 1,840,437 | 1,965,501 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| Funds of the charity | |||
| Unrestricted funds | 1,840,437 | 1,965,501 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| Total charity funds | 14 | 1,840,437 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
1,965,501 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
These financial statements were approved by the board of trustees and authorised for issue on 6 October 2025, and are signed on behalf of the board by:
David Cowan (Oct 6, 2025 17:45:21 GMT+1)
Mr D Cowan Trustee
The notes on pages 6 to 11 form part of these financial statements.
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Swan Mountain Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements
Year ended 5 April 2025
1. General information
The charity is a public benefit entity and a registered charity in England and Wales and is unincorporated. The address of the principal office is 7 Mount Vernon, London, NW3 6QS.
2. Statement of compliance
These financial statements have been prepared in compliance with FRS 102, 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and the Republic of Ireland', the Statement of Recommended Practice applicable to charities preparing their accounts in accordance with the Financial Reporting Standard applicable in the UK and Republic of Ireland (FRS 102) (Charities SORP (FRS 102)) and the Charities Act 2011.
3. Accounting policies
Basis of preparation
The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis, as modified by the revaluation of certain financial assets and liabilities and investment properties measured at fair value through income or expenditure.
The financial statements are prepared in sterling, which is the functional currency of the entity.
Going concern
There are no material uncertainties about the charity's ability to continue.
Disclosure exemptions
The entity satisfies the criteria of being a qualifying entity as defined in FRS 102. As such, advantage has been taken of the following disclosure exemptions available under paragraph 1.12 of FRS 102: (a) No cash flow statement has been presented for the company. (b) Disclosures in respect of financial instruments have not been presented.
Judgements and key sources of estimation uncertainty
There was no need for the trustees to make any judgements, estimates or assumptions that affect the amounts reported.
Fund accounting
Unrestricted funds are available for use at the discretion of the trustees to further any of the charity's purposes.
Designated funds are unrestricted funds earmarked by the trustees for particular future project or commitment.
Restricted funds are subjected to restrictions on their expenditure declared by the donor or through the terms of an appeal, and fall into one of two sub-classes: restricted income funds or endowment funds.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2025
3. Accounting policies (continued)
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when entitlement has passed to the charity; it is probable that the economic benefits associated with the transaction will flow to the charity and the amount can be reliably measured. The following specific policies are applied to particular categories of income:
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income from donations or grants is recognised when there is evidence of entitlement to the gift, receipt is probable and its amount can be measured reliably.
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legacy income is recognised when receipt is probable and entitlement is established.
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income from donated goods is measured at the fair value of the goods unless this is impractical to measure reliably, in which case the value is derived from the cost to the donor or the estimated resale value. Donated facilities and services are recognised in the accounts when received if the value can be reliably measured. No amounts are included for the contribution of general volunteers.
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income from contracts for the supply of services is recognised with the delivery of the contracted service. This is classified as unrestricted funds unless there is a contractual requirement for it to be spent on a particular purpose and returned if unspent, in which case it may be regarded as restricted.
Resources expended
Expenditure is recognised on an accruals basis as a liability is incurred. Expenditure includes any VAT which cannot be fully recovered, and is classified under headings of the statement of financial activities to which it relates:
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expenditure on raising funds includes the costs of all fundraising activities, events, noncharitable trading activities, and the sale of donated goods.
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expenditure on charitable activities includes all costs incurred by a charity in undertaking activities that further its charitable aims for the benefit of its beneficiaries, including those support costs and costs relating to the governance of the charity apportioned to charitable activities.
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other expenditure includes all expenditure that is neither related to raising funds for the charity nor part of its expenditure on charitable activities.
All costs are allocated to expenditure categories reflecting the use of the resource. Direct costs attributable to a single activity are allocated directly to that activity. Shared costs are apportioned between the activities they contribute to on a reasonable, justifiable and consistent basis.
Investments
Unlisted equity investments are initially recorded at cost, and subsequently measured at fair value. If fair value cannot be reliably measured, assets are measured at cost less impairment.
Listed investments are measured at fair value with changes in fair value being recognised in income or expenditure.
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2025
4. Donations and legacies
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Donations | |||||
| Donations | 5,000 | 5,000 | 81,000 | 81,000 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 5. | Investment income | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Income from listed investments | 54,499 | 54,499 | 52,487 | 52,487 | |
| Bank interest | 417 | 417 | 272 | 272 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| 54,916 | 54,916 | 52,759 | 52,759 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 6. | Expenditure on charitable activities | by fund type | |||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Grants Made | 103,133 | 103,133 | 73,700 | 73,700 | |
| Support costs | 2,084 | 2,084 | 1,583 | 1,583 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| 105,217 | 105,217 | 75,283 | 75,283 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 7. | Expenditure on charitable activities | by activity type | |||
| Activities | |||||
| undertaken | Total funds | Total fund | |||
| directly Support costs | 2025 | 2024 | |||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Grants Made | 103,133 | – | 103,133 | 73,700 | |
| Governance costs | – | 2,084 | 2,084 | 1,583 | |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ||
| 103,133 | 2,084 | 105,217 | 75,283 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| 8. | Net (losses)/gains on investments | ||||
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | Unrestricted | Total Funds | ||
| Funds | 2025 | Funds | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| Gains/(losses) on listed investments | (79,763) | (79,763) | 168,921 | 168,921 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2025
9. Independent examination fees
2025 2024 £ £ Fees payable to the independent examiner for: Independent examination of the financial statements 1,488 1,350 ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶
10. Staff costs
The average head count of employees during the year was Nil (2024: Nil).
No employee received employee benefits of more than £60,000 during the year (2024: Nil).
11. Trustee remuneration and expenses
No remuneration or other benefits from employment with the charity or a related entity were received by the trustees
During the year the charity reimbursed Trustees £359 (last year: £43) in respect of travelling and expenses incurred.
12. Investments
| Other | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| investments | |||
| £ | |||
| Cost or valuation | |||
| At 6 April 2024 | 1,888,245 | ||
| Additions | 50,000 | ||
| Disposals | (34,000) | ||
| Fair value movements | (79,762) | ||
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |||
| At 5 April 2025 | 1,824,483 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |||
| Impairment | |||
| At 6 April 2024 and 5 April 2025 | – | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |||
| Carrying amount | |||
| At 5 April 2025 | 1,824,483 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |||
| At 5 April 2024 | 1,888,245 | ||
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |||
| All investments shown above are held at valuation. | |||
| 13. | Creditors: amounts falling due within one year | ||
| 2025 | 2024 | ||
| £ | £ | ||
| Accruals and deferred income | 1,488 | 1,350 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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Swan Mountain Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2025
14. Analysis of charitable funds
Unrestricted funds
| Unrestricted funds | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| At | Gains and | At | ||||
| 6 | April 2024 | Income | Expenditure | losses | 5 April 2025 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 1,965,501 | 59,916 | (105,217) | (79,763) | 1,840,437 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ||
| At | Gains and | At | ||||
| 6 | April 2023 | Income | Expenditure | losses | 5 April 2024 | |
| £ | £ | £ | £ | £ | ||
| General funds | 1,738,104 | 133,759 | (75,283) | 168,921 | 1,965,501 | |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
15. Analysis of net assets between funds
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
|---|---|---|
| Funds | 2025 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investments | 1,824,482 | 1,824,482 |
| Current assets | 17,443 | 17,443 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (1,488) | (1,488) |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| Net assets | 1,840,437 | 1,840,437 |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | |
| Unrestricted | Total Funds | |
| Funds | 2024 | |
| £ | £ | |
| Investments | 1,888,245 | 1,888,245 |
| Current assets | 78,606 | 78,606 |
| Creditors less than 1 year | (1,350) | (1,350) |
| ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | ৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄৄ | |
| Net assets | 1,965,501 | 1,965,501 |
| ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ | ৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶৶ |
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Swan Mountain Trust
Notes to the Financial Statements (continued)
Year ended 5 April 2025
16. Grants made during year
| Inspire Women Men | 2,000 |
|---|---|
| Scottish Detainee | 3,000 |
| Upper Norwood Library | 3,723 |
| Project MAMA | 4,020 |
| Ice and Fire Threatre | 3,000 |
| Croydon Refugee Centre | 5,000 |
| Their Voice | 4,000 |
| Action for Refugee | 4,000 |
| Borderlands South | 5,000 |
| Fairbeats Music | 4,000 |
| Together Now | 4,000 |
| Prisoners of Conscience | 5,000 |
| Students and Refugees | 5,050 |
| Waterloo Community | 5,000 |
| Citizens of the World | 3,240 |
| Gatwick Detaineees | 5,000 |
| Conservation Over Borders | 5,000 |
| Refugee Support | 3,100 |
| Gatwick Detaineees | 5,000 |
| Clowns Without Borders | 4,000 |
| Our Second Home | 4,000 |
| Dovetail Orchestra | 2,000 |
| Salisbury World RC | 4,000 |
| English For All | 4,000 |
| Manchester Alliance | 5,000 |
| Devon And Cornwall Refugee Support | 2,000 |
| Total | 103,133 |
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Final Audit Report
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