Swindon Dance

Analysis

Swindon Dance is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in September 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05467343). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Swindon Dance reported income of £1.0m and spending of £953k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £847k to £1.0m (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 21%. Over the whole period it spent 99% 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, Swindon Dance sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Triangle Arts Trust (£1000k), The Hinckley Concordia Association (£1.0m) and Stagetext (£999k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 80%, donations and legacies 19% and trading 1.1%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £825 would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.