The Filling Station (Swindon)
Analysis
The Filling Station (Swindon) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in November 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Filling Station (Swindon) reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 117% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4,974 to £12k (+132%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 159%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Filling Station (Swindon) sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alan Freeman Trust (£12k), Potters House Christian Church Stevenage (£12k) and The Charity of Elizabeth Williams (£12k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The charity provides food and provisions to those in need on the streets of Swindon, currently on one evening a week. In addition it provides a focus for other professional agencies to make contact with homeless people and to make appropriate interventions.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Alan Freeman Trust | Shepperton | £12k |
| Potters House Christian Church Stevenage | Stevenage | £12k |
| The Charity of Elizabeth Williams | St Asaph | £12k |
| Keren Benjamin Trust | London | £12k |