Swindon County Ground Athletics Track Trust
Analysis
Swindon County Ground Athletics Track Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Swindon. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Swindon County Ground Athletics Track Trust reported income of £17k and spending of £32k, spending 189% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £7,500 to £17k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.
Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Swindon County Ground Athletics Track Trust 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 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Langham Hall Charitable Trust (£17k), Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian (£17k) and Slinfold Scout Group (£17k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The promotion of community participation in healthy recreation for the benefit of the inhabitants of Swindon and the surrounding area by the provision of facilities for athletics and playing other sports and activities that can be accommodated within the facilities.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Langham Hall Charitable Trust | Billericay | £17k |
| Canolfan Llwynihirion Brynberian | Crymych | £17k |
| Slinfold Scout Group | Horsham | £17k |
| 2nd Sandhurst Scout Group | Sandhurst | £17k |