Swinton Lock Activity Centre

Analysis

Swinton Lock Activity Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Mexborough. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05037431). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Swinton Lock Activity Centre reported income of £604k and spending of £486k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £352k to £604k (+72%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Swinton Lock Activity 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Artreach(Trust) Ltd (£604k), The Hinrichsen Foundation CIO (£605k) and Balletboyz Ltd (£604k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, trading 39% and donations and legacies 2.9%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 85 months of spending at that rate. It employed 9 people.