Swindon Town FC Community Foundation
Analysis
Swindon Town FC Community Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06366200). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Swindon Town FC Community Foundation reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.2m, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £990k to £1.4m (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 69%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Swindon Town FC Community Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bourne United Charities (£1.4m), The Baked Bean Charity (£1.4m) and Key Unlocking Futures Ltd (£1.4m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 70%, donations and legacies 21%, trading 6.9% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 12 months of spending at that rate. It employed 50 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 21%
- Charitable activities 70%
- Trading 6.9%
- Investments 2.5%
In the charity's own words
The Charity's objects are to further and assist in education (on a social and physical basis) of children and adults within Swindon and the surrounding areas, through the use of the game of football. The Community Foundation also support a Football Development programme in Zambia.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Bourne United Charities | Bourne | £1.4m |
| The Baked Bean Charity | London | £1.4m |
| Key Unlocking Futures Ltd | Lancashire | £1.4m |
| Kef Kids | London | £1.4m |