Swindon Carers Centre

Analysis

Swindon Carers Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03305621). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Swindon Carers Centre reported income of £808k and spending of £804k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £779k to £808k (+3.7%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Swindon Carers Centre sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include As-Siraj Trust (£807k), Bus Users UK Charitable Trust Limited (£811k) and CMSS (£805k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £3,353. Reserves of £171k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 28 people.