SWINDON NIGHT SHELTER

Registered charity 1187554 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The prevention or relief of homelessness in Swindon and the surrounding area by providing support, items and work to individuals in need. In addition to partner with other organisations that work with the vulnerable.

Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves of £481,751 significantly exceed the trustees' policy target of approximately six months of operating costs (£234,139). The charity reports a financially strong and healthy position, driven by increased grant funding from Swindon Borough Council and DLUHC, alongside fundraising income that exceeded targets.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Swindon Night Shelter (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~12.3 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (82% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/03/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christine Anne Davisonchair
• Graham Baxter
• Tanya Stead

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

Operates in: Swindon

Income and spending

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Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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