Swindon Advocacy Movement

Analysis

Swindon Advocacy Movement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in June 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03388017). It says it provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Swindon Advocacy Movement reported income of £649k and spending of £659k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £561k to £649k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Swindon Advocacy Movement sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Holborn Community Association (£648k), Trust House Reading (£650k) and Taking Flight Theatre Company (£648k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £235k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.