Swansea Community Workshops
What it does
Swansea Community Workshops is a collection of fully equipped workshops in central Swansea which provide the opportunity for men and women to do practical projects (wood, metal, plastic,etc), and, at the same time, to acquire skills from other members. The practical projects may be for personal benefit, or making products for sale, or tasks commissioned by outside parties.
Its charitable purposes
TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY PREVENTING PEOPLE {PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY MEN AGED 18 OR OVER/OLDER MEN/OLDER MEN AND WOMEN}, WITHIN SWANSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN WHICH THEY CAN MEET JOINTLY OR INDIVIDUALLY TO UNDERTAKE CREATIVE, PHYSICAL OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES, LEARN OR PASS ON SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE AND SUPPORT EACH OTHER SOCIALLY.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE 'SOCIALLY EXCLUDED' MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL). FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE PRESERVATION AND PROTECTION OF GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE /MEN IN SWANSEA AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, INCLUDING THOSE WHO ARE RETIRED, UNEMPLOYED OR HAVE HEALTH PROBLEMS, THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR HOBBIES, RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION INCLUDING PRACTICAL INTERESTS, SKILLS SHARING, THE LEARNING OF NEW SKILLS, AND HELPING WITH COMMUNITY BASED PROJECTS.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Health and saving lives
- Disability
- Economic and community development, and employment
- Recreation
- Other charitable purposes
- Who it helps
- Older people
- Disabled people
- Other charities and voluntary bodies
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides services
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- City of Swansea
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 March 2026, it had income of £87,421 and spent £72,428.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £87,421 | £72,428 | Not reported | 10 |
| 31 March 2025 | £54,905 | £53,218 | Not reported | 8 |
| 31 March 2024 | £38,006 | £37,672 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 March 2023 | £11,333 | £23,161 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 March 2022 | £34,903 | £25,258 | Not reported | 10 |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 150%, from £34,903 in the year to 31 March 2022 to £87,421 in the year to 31 March 2026.
- Spending against income
- It spent 83% of its income in the year to 31 March 2026. It spent more than its income in 1 of the 5 years shown.
- Largest funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund gave £20,000 in the year to 31 March 2025, 36% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 March 2026: £21,134 from 3 grants. Government contracts: Not reported.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | £21,134 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2025 | £7,004 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2024 | £26,690 from 6 grants | Not reported |
| 31 March 2023 | £4,000 from 1 grant | Not reported |
| 31 March 2022 | £12,550 from 2 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 March 2025, the charity named 5 funders who gave £29,004 between them. £27,004 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Mar 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | National Lottery | £20,000 |
| Swansea Council | Council | £7,004 |
| Austin Bailey Foundation | Trust, company or other | £2,000 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
Funders that publish to 360Giving list 5 grants to this charity since 2017, worth at least £55,330.
By funder
- The National Lottery Community Fund£34,402, 3 grants
- Postcode Community Trust£20,928, 2 grants
| Awarded | Grant | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| 30 Jun 2025 | Postcode Community Trust | £12,668 |
| 20 Nov 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £20,000 |
| 29 Sept 2023 | Postcode Community Trust | £8,260 |
| 22 Mar 2021 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £9,900 |
| 15 Aug 2017 | The National Lottery Community Fund | £4,502 |
Trustees
5 trustees run the charity.
- Alun Carter
- Douglas Alexander
- John O'Brien
- Kerry Kingston
- Paul Munn
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 5 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 31 January 2027 | Received 13 October 2026, 110 days early | Received 13 October 2026 |
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | Received 11 December 2025, 51 days early | Received 11 December 2025 |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | Received 12 November 2024, 80 days early | Received 12 November 2024 |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | Received 5 November 2023, 87 days early | Received 5 November 2023 |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | Received 4 December 2022, 58 days early | Received 4 December 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1172508
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 10 April 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 10 Apr 2017
- Website
- sccw.org.uk
- Council area of its contact address
- Swansea
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.