--- title: "The Church @ Swan Mead — charity 1054344 | CharityCompare" description: "The Church @ Swan Mead (charity 1054344): income £102k (2025). Check registration, accounts, Gift Aid and official sources on an independent UK profile." source: https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/charity/the-church-swan-mead retrieved: 2026-10-08T05:09:41.509Z date_note: "Retrieval time is not the filing, register-extract or editorial-review date; cite those dates from the content." license: "Charity data © Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0" --- Registered charity · No. 1054344 C@ # The Church @ Swan Mead Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data The Church @ Swan Mead is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include overseas aid/famine relief, religious activities, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity. Register extract 2026-10-04 · Not yet rated [Visit charity website](http://www.aogbasildon.church/) [Check official registration](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1054344&subId=0) Work at The Church @ Swan Mead? [Claim this profile free](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/claim?charity=the-church-swan-mead&type=claim&name=The%20Church%20%40%20Swan%20Mead) to add your own description, logo and links. At a glance · official register ## What are the key facts about The Church @ Swan Mead? Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31 £101,789 Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31 £88,381 Registered charity number 1054344 Status in source extract Registered Charity type Other Register contact address detail (not service area) Basildon Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC) Yes Website [www.aogbasildon.church](http://www.aogbasildon.church/) Quick answer The Church @ Swan Mead (number 1054344) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation. ## What does The Church @ Swan Mead do? Religious and social activities in Vange Basildon. Church services are Sunday mornings at 11am. Youth meetings Fridays at 8pm. Other activities and groups meet both in our building and via Zoom online. Unless stated otherwise all activities take place in the church building. Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04. From the annual return ## Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Church @ Swan Mead Answers The Church @ Swan Mead gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”. ### How much are The Church @ Swan Mead's highest-paid staff paid? The Church @ Swan Mead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report. ### Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid? The register records The Church @ Swan Mead as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. [Work out your Gift Aid](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/gift-aid-calculator) The Church @ Swan Mead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. ### Registration details Registered as a charity 9 April 1996 Previous names on the register Swan Mead Christian Fellowship Where it says it operates Essex ## Who it supports and how it works **Reported beneficiaries:** Children/young People; Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies; The General Public/mankind. **Reported activities:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Other Charitable Activities. Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area. ## What causes is The Church @ Swan Mead registered for? Overseas Aid/famine ReliefReligious ActivitiesHuman Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity ## Why is there no Clarity Score for The Church @ Swan Mead yet? Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Church @ Swan Mead. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. [How scoring works](https://www.charitycompare.org.uk/methodology) ## What should you check before donating to The Church @ Swan Mead? - Match the registered name and number to the appeal. A real charity number can be copied by someone impersonating the organisation. - Open the current register entry to check status, contact details and available accounts. This profile reflects a dated extract. - Read the charity’s annual report for its work and results. 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The register data used for this profile lists The Church @ Swan Mead as a registered charity (number 1054344) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating. What is The Church @ Swan Mead's charity number? The Church @ Swan Mead's charity number is 1054344. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate. How do I check charity number 1054344? Search 1054344 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers. What does The Church @ Swan Mead do? Religious and social activities in Vange Basildon. Church services are Sunday mornings at 11am. Youth meetings Fridays at 8pm. Other activities and groups meet both in our building and via Zoom online. Unless stated otherwise all activities take place in the church building. Does The Church @ Swan Mead have reviews and complaints? CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Church @ Swan Mead. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate. How can I donate to The Church @ Swan Mead? The Church @ Swan Mead's website listed in our register data is http://www.aogbasildon.church. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees. How much is The Church @ Swan Mead's chief executive paid? The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Church @ Swan Mead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts. Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Church @ Swan Mead? The register records The Church @ Swan Mead as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Are The Church @ Swan Mead's trustees paid? The Church @ Swan Mead's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity. What was The Church @ Swan Mead previously called? The register lists this previous name for The Church @ Swan Mead: Swan Mead Christian Fellowship. When was The Church @ Swan Mead registered as a charity? The Church @ Swan Mead was entered on the register on 9 April 1996. Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the [Open Government Licence v3.0](https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/). Always verify current details on the [official register entry](https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regId=1054344&subId=0).