Finance Score: -8
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 1
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

SWINDON CIVIC VOICE 

THE MAIN ACTIVITIES THAT THE TRUST HAS ORGANISED IN RELATION TO ITS OBJECTIVES ARE:-+Ç PRODUCTION OF A NEWSLETTER -+Ç ORGANISATION OF A SERIES OF EVENTS AND TALKS TO INCREASE AWARENESS OF THE PROBLEMS AND OPPORTUNITIES FACING SWINDON.-+Ç MONITORING OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS AND TAKING PART IN CONSULTATIONS.-+Ç LIAISING WITH OTHER CAMPAIGNING ORGANISATIONS TO LOBBY ON PLANNING ISSUES ETC.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23*£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/22*£0£7£-6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/21*£0£1£-1n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/20£11£1£10n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/19£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/03/18£2£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17*£1£2£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16*£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15*£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£3£6£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13*£7£7£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12*£9£6£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£4£3£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£4£5£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£1£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07*£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£0£1£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£1£1£-1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£2£1£1£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 22 years

www.swindoncivicvoice.org.uk

info@swindoncivicvoice.org.uk

01793520592

Charity Commission for England and WalesX
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Community services
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Swindon,
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Looking Together at Swindon Town Centre
£10,000 23/10/2019
12
Looking Together at Swindon Town Centre

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/12/2002, number: 1095031
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR22: 6 days late, AR21: 7 days late, AR17: 2 days late, AR16: 2 days late, AR15: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR12: 3 days late, AR07: 76 days late, AR06: 123 days late,
Main office

THE HEALTH HYDRO
MILTON ROAD
SWINDON
SN1 5JA

Objectives

(I) TO PROMOTE HIGH STANDARDS OF PLANNING, ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND ARCHITECTURE IN OR AFFECTING THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(II) TO RESEARCH, INFORM AND EDUCATE THE PUBLIC IN THE GEOGRAPHY, HISTORY, NATURAL HISTORY, ARCHITECTURE, THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND THE PROCESS OF GOVERNMENT OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT.(III) TO SECURE THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION, DEVELOPMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF FEATURES OF HISTORIC OR PUBLIC INTEREST IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE BOROUGH OF SWINDON AND ITS VICINITY.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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