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Description
Somerset House Trust was established in 1997 to enhance the education of the public by the provision of a centre for the arts and to maintain the buildings for the benefit of the local and international community as an example of English national heritage. At its heart lies a creative community of innovative businesses and social enterprises which contribute to the vibrancy and energy of the site.
Also known as
- Somerset House Limited
- Somerset House Trust
- Somerset House
- Somerset House Ltd
- Somerset House Trust
CCEW Charity number
Company number
Registered
Postcode
WC2R 1LA
Website
Domain
somersethouse.org.uk
Latest income
£21,187,000 (on )
This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.
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Area of operation in the UK
Registered Office in the UK
This organisation record is part of a group of linked records that describe a single organisation. The organisation is linked to 2 active records and 0 inactive records, from 2 data sources.
What is an organisation identifier?
An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.
Examples include charity numbers and company numbers.
Identifiers are usually assigned by an external body like a regulator.
Findthatcharity uses the Org ID scheme to create identifiers.
GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1063640 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.
Somerset House Trust (this record)
This organisation has been classified using different categories:
International Classification of Non-profit and Third Sector Organizations (ICNP/TSO)
ICNP/TSO categories have been automatically assigned from a machine learning model, as part of the UK Charity Classification project.
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Museums, zoos, parks, historical sites and similar institutions
A12
UK Charity Activity Tags
These tags are taken from a project to classify all UK charities using a common set of tags. The tags are applied using keyword searching, so may be incorrect for particular cases.
Visit charityclassification.org.uk for more information on the project. If you have any feedback on the classification system or how it has been applied there is a form on the project homepage.
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Arts
AR -
Charitable activities
CA» Policy campaigning and advocacyCA103 -
Economic and community development
EC» Social enterpriseEC106 -
Education
ED -
Heritage
HR
Theme (CCEW)
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Education/training
102 -
Arts/culture/heritage/science
109 -
Environment/conservation/heritage
112
Beneficiaries (CCEW)
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Children/young People
201 -
The General Public/mankind
207
Activities (CCEW)
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Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
305 -
Other Charitable Activities
310
Scale of operation
- Regional
| Year ending | Income (£) | Spending (£) |
|---|---|---|
| 1997-07-29 |
Registered as a charity |
|
| 2004-03-31 | 5,376,797 | 6,209,264 |
| 2005-03-31 | 5,956,983 | 7,311,181 |
| 2006-03-31 | 5,947,715 | 7,028,614 |
| 2007-03-31 | 7,083,263 | 8,746,281 |
| 2008-03-31 | 8,075,551 | 9,476,097 |
| 2009-03-31 | 10,247,343 | 11,662,595 |
| 2010-03-31 | 8,616,473 | 10,214,474 |
| 2011-03-31 | 9,568,308 | 9,667,321 |
| 2012-03-31 | 11,800,422 | 10,408,419 |
| 2013-03-31 | 18,334,795 | 12,041,747 |
| 2014-03-31 | 10,863,771 | 13,696,337 |
| 2015-03-31 | 12,910,886 | 13,894,604 |
| 2016-03-31 | 14,703,315 | 15,455,746 |
| 2017-03-31 | 14,837,792 | 16,507,532 |
| 2018-03-31 | 15,903,563 | 17,189,201 |
| 2019-03-31 | 19,657,604 | 19,473,526 |
| 2020-03-31 | 20,129,920 | 21,450,510 |
| 2021-03-31 | 11,948,000 | 12,594,000 |
| 2022-03-31 | 16,954,000 | 17,701,000 |
| 2023-03-31 | 21,187,000 | 22,555,000 |
Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Employees | 108 | 83 |
| Employees paid more than £60,000 | 10 | 9 |
| Volunteers | 72 | 107 |
| Trustees | 13 |
Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.
Statement of financial activities for year ended .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Incoming resources | ||
| Donations and other voluntary income | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Legacies | - | - |
| Endowments | - | - |
| Donations and legacies | 0.5 | 1.0 |
| Income from charitable activities | 15.0 | 12.0 |
| Income from other trading activities | 5.6 | 3.7 |
| Income from investments | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Other income | - | 0.2 |
| Total | 21.2 | 17.0 |
| Expenditure | ||
| Investment management | - | - |
| Other spending on raising funds | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Spending on raising funds | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Grants to institutions | - | - |
| Other charitable activities | 20.3 | 15.7 |
| Charitable activities | 20.3 | 15.7 |
| Other spending | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Total | 22.6 | 17.7 |
| Net income / (expenditure) | (1.4) | (0.7) |
Balance sheet at .
Based on information provided to the Charity Commission for England and Wales in the charity's annual return. This may not exactly match the figures and categories supplied in the charity's annual accounts.
| 2023 £m |
2022
£m |
|
|---|---|---|
| Fixed assets | ||
| Tangible and intangible assets | 73.3 | 75.2 |
| Investment assets | - | - |
| 73.3 | 75.2 | |
| Current assets | ||
| Current investment assets | - | - |
| Cash | 16.4 | 15.5 |
| Other current assets | 3.3 | 3.0 |
| 19.8 | 18.6 | |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due within one year | (10.8) | (8.9) |
| Net current assets | 8.9 | 9.7 |
| Total assets less current liabilities | 82.2 | 84.9 |
| Creditors | ||
| Amounts falling due after one year | (2.7) | (4.0) |
| Net assets | 79.5 | 80.9 |
| Funds | ||
| Endowment funds | - | - |
| Restricted funds | 0.2 | 0.4 |
| Unrestricted funds | 79.3 | 80.5 |
| 79.5 | 80.9 | |
| 2023 £ |
2022 £ |
|
|---|---|---|
| Contracts with government | ||
| None recorded | ||
| Government grants | ||
| Income from government grants | - | 416,000 |
| Government grants as % of total income | - | 2.5% |
| Number of government grants | - | 1 |
Received 12 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.
View this organisation's grants on GrantNav.
| Date | Funder | Amount awarded | Description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Garfield Weston Foundation
Arts |
£60,000 | Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award | ||
|
Rothschild Foundation
Special interest |
£790
6 months |
Grant to Somerset House
Mar 2023 to Sep 2023 |
||
|
Rothschild Foundation
Special interest |
£79,000
1 year |
Grant to Somerset House
Jul 2022 to Apr 2024 |
||
|
The Foyle Foundation
Main Grants Scheme |
£75,000 | Arts | ||
|
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Culture Recovery Fund: Arts Recovery (ACE) |
£416,000 | Somerset House - Support Request | ||
|
Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Culture Recovery Fund: Arts Recovery (ACE) |
£850,000 | Somerset House - Support Request | ||
| Arts Council England | £12,000 | Get Up, Stand Up Now | ||
|
Greater London Authority
Good Growth Fund |
£501,000
4 years |
Grant to Somerset House Trust
Apr 2018 to Apr 2022 |
||
|
John Ellerman Foundation
Arts |
£40,000
2 years |
Towards salary costs of a producer for new studios project
Feb 2018 to Feb 2020 |
||
|
City Bridge Trust
Improving London's Environment |
£91,000 | Grant to Somerset House Trust |
Data source
Some grants data comes from funders who publish data using the 360Giving Data Standard. It was accessed using the 360Giving Datastore.
- Cabinet Office (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- City Bridge Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- John Ellerman Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The Foyle Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Greater London Authority (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Garfield Weston Foundation (1 grant) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
- Rothschild Foundation (2 grants) | Licence | GrantNav Publisher page
National Lottery grants data comes from the Department of Culture, Media and Sport who publish the National Lottery grants database.
This data is used under the Open Government Licence. Grants that are also published under 360Giving have been removed to ensure there is not duplication.
- The National Lottery (1 grant) | Licence
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