Swale Community and Voluntary Services

Analysis

Swale Community and Voluntary Services is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. 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 2025, Swale Community and Voluntary Services reported income of £513k and spending of £557k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £772k to £513k (-34%), an average of -9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 65%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Swale Community and Voluntary Services sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include In2out (£512k), Rutland Agricultural Society (£514k) and TTVS (£507k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71%, trading 13%, investments 9.9% and charitable activities 5.5%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £437k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 11 people.