Swindon Music Service

Analysis

Swindon Music Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in July 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and other charitable purposes, 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 Music Service reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £520k to £1.2m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 93% 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 Music Service 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 West Horsley Place Trust (£1.2m), Welsh Centre for International Affairs / Canolfan Materion Rhyngwladol Cymru (£1.2m) and Action for Conservation (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 2.1%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.1%. Reserves of £333k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 29 people.