Swindon Community Library Trust CIO

Analysis

Swindon Community Library Trust CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Wiltshire. It was registered in January 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Swindon Community Library Trust CIO reported income of £19k and spending of £12k, leaving 37% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income fell from £23k to £19k (-18%), an average of -5.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 59%. Over the whole period it spent 67% 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 Community Library Trust CIO sits at the 47th percentile: it is larger than about 47% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rhondda Symphony Orchestra (£19k), The Arts Society Portsdown (£19k) and Klos Musical Theatre (£19k).