SWINDON CARERS CENTRE

Registered charity 1061116 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as FOCUS ON CARERS AND SELF HELP

Swindon Carers Centre supports carers of all ages in Swindon, by- Providing information, advice, and one to one support- Organising carers' groups, training and breaks.- Raising awareness of carers' needs with Social and Health care providers

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Latest income
£808k
Latest spending
£804k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity will cease operations on 31 December 2025 and is not prepared on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £171,401 are held within a policy target range of £135,000 to £225,000, though a deficit budget was forecasted for the final year of operation.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Swindon Borough Council (76% of income)
“Our contract with Swindon Borough Council funds our core service delivery. This totalled £610,923 for the year.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: between £135,000 and £225,000 (held: £171k)
“Trustees agreed to maintain unrestricted reserves between £135,000 and £225,000” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: accounts NOT prepared on a going-concern basis (closing, merging or winding up)
“As a result, Swindon Carers Centre will cease operations in December 2025 and is no longer considered a going concern.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

CQC provider record: Swindon Carers Centre — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 04/01/2012.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£808k
Total spending
£804k
Cost of raising funds
£2k
Reserves (reported)
£171k
Employees
28

Reported reserves equal ~2.6 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.2% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Swindon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£808k£804k
31/03/2024£809k£1.0m
31/03/2023£862k£895k
31/03/2022£973k£768k
31/03/2021£779k£741k

Common questions

Is SWINDON CARERS CENTRE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity will cease operations on 31 December 2025 and is not prepared on a going concern basis. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £171,401 are held within a policy target range of £135,000 to £225,000, though a deficit budget was forecasted for the final year of operation. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SWINDON CARERS CENTRE?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SWINDON CARERS CENTRE as a grant recipient include CARERS TRUST, ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITED, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CARERS TRUSTFY2023£59kNetwork Partner Grant
ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITEDFY2022£35kLocal Partnership
ZURICH COMMUNITY TRUST (UK) LIMITEDFY2024£30kOther
THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDONFY2022£15kGrants awarded to groups within Wiltshire totalling £12,000 per group
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£3k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£3kAnn Rylands Small Donations
THE W H SMITH GROUP CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2021£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund30/08/2018£153kYoung Carer Champion Award
The National Lottery Community Fund01/12/2014£129kYoung Carers Award