Wiltshire Law Centre

Analysis

Wiltshire Law Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in November 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01796532). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Wiltshire Law Centre reported income of £961k and spending of £1.1m, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £291k to £961k (+230%), an average of +35% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 118%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wiltshire Law Centre sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include International Pole and Line Foundation (£961k), Endeavour Training Limited (£962k) and Swindon and District Citizens Advice Bureau (£961k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 91% and charitable activities 8.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £76k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.