SWINDON HUB CIO

Registered charity 1196338 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SWINDON HUB COMMUNITY INTEREST COMPANY

The hub will offer space for meetings, workshops, self-help and skills development, providing community groups a safe, inexpensive and accessible place to run activities and develop their services.The hub will also be a base for surplus food distribution and host a weekly free cafe as well as other activities that reach out to marginalised groups in the town.

Objects

TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF SWINDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER:TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR CO-OPERATE WITH AN STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH ACENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Swindon, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves decreased from £9,834 to £5,947 due to a prior year adjustment correcting excessive income declared in the October 2023 year end. The charity held total net assets of £46,945, comprising £5,947 in unrestricted funds and £40,999 in restricted funds. The independent examiner reported no matters giving reasonable cause to believe the trustees failed to meet accounting requirements.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Christina Guindy
• Jolyon Rose
• Karina Kar
• Lucy Durston
• Paul Garratt
• Pearl Lucia Barcoe
• Zoe Grimwood

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

Operates in: Swindon

Income and spending

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• SWINDON COMMUNITY LIBRARY TRUST CIO income £36k
• THE SOCIAL ACTION HUB income £184k
• ROCK COMMUNITY HUB CIO income £525k

Side by side with its peers

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