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Somerset Community Foundation

A Registered Charity based in England

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The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1094446 .
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Description

Somerset Community Foundation is a charity that helps passionate people in Somerset change the world on their doorstep by funding local charities and inspiring local giving and philanthropy.

Also known as

  • Somerset Community Foundation
  • Somerset Community Foundation
  • St Aidan's Community Trust

CCEW Charity number

1094446

Company number

04530979

Registered

Postcode

BA4 6QN

Website

somersetcf.org.uk

Domain

somersetcf.org.uk

Latest income

£5,781,122 (on )

This organisation record is based on data from Registered charities in England and Wales published by Charity Commission for England and Wales.

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Locations

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Area of operation in the UK

Registered Office in the UK

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

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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 1 inactive record, from 2 data sources.

The best identifier for this organisation is GB-CHC-1094446 .
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An organisation identifier is a unique piece of text that definitively identifies an organisation.

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GB-CHC gives the scheme for this identifier (Charity Commission), while 1094446 is the identifier for this organisation within the scheme.

Somerset Community Foundation

Organisation record from Companies House
Last updated 2024-05-04

John Nowes Exhibition Foundation (inactive)

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Last updated 2024-05-07

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Themes and activities

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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.

  • Grant-making foundations H10

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  • Charity and VCS support CV

Theme (CCEW)

  • Education/training 102
  • Disability 104
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 105
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science 109
  • Amateur Sport 110
  • Environment/conservation/heritage 112
  • Economic/community Development/employment 113

Beneficiaries (CCEW)

  • Children/young People 201
  • Elderly/old People 202
  • People With Disabilities 203
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin 204
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies 205

Activities (CCEW)

  • Makes Grants To Individuals 301
  • Makes Grants To Organisations 302
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body 309

Scale of operation

  • Local

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Charity financial history

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Year ending Income (£) Spending (£)
2002-10-31 Registered as a charity
2004-03-31 447,985 424,321
2005-03-31 469,703 388,454
2006-03-31 559,672 567,852
2007-03-31 803,300 568,901
2008-03-31 689,691 538,329
2009-03-31 819,604 469,923
2010-03-31 1,284,721 566,716
2011-03-31 1,635,771 570,785
2012-03-31 632,655 640,799
2013-03-31 877,385 660,689
2014-03-31 1,605,311 872,632
2015-03-31 2,285,352 1,675,315
2016-03-31 1,114,621 1,075,073
2017-03-31 964,293 1,043,865
2018-03-31 1,877,546 1,252,972
2019-03-31 3,022,024 2,797,320
2020-03-31 3,725,178 2,725,620
2021-03-31 4,125,039 4,340,067
2022-03-31 4,805,580 2,656,835
2023-03-31 5,781,122 5,772,993
Income and Spending
Funds and Reserves

Data on funds and reserves are only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Charity people

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2023
£
2022
£
Employees 14 14
Employees paid more than £60,000 1 1
Volunteers - 5
Trustees 15
Employees
Volunteers

Data on employees is only available for financial years where the charity's income was more than £500,000.

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Statement of Financial Activities

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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 5.4 4.3
Legacies - 0.3
Endowments 0.1 0.9
Donations and legacies 5.5 5.5
Income from charitable activities - -
Income from other trading activities - -
Income from investments 0.3 0.2
Other income - -
Total 5.8 5.7
Expenditure
Investment management 0.0 0.0
Other spending on raising funds 0.2 0.1
Spending on raising funds 0.2 0.2
Grants to institutions 5.1 2.1
Other charitable activities 0.5 0.4
Charitable activities 5.6 2.5
Other spending - -
Total 5.8 2.7
Net income / (expenditure) 0.0 3.0

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Balance sheet

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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 0.5 0.1
Investment assets 8.2 8.5
8.7 8.6
Current assets
Current investment assets 0.1 0.1
Cash 6.4 5.8
Other current assets 1.5 1.1
8.0 7.0
Creditors
Amounts falling due within one year (1.4) (1.0)
Net current assets 6.6 6.0
Total assets less current liabilities 15.3 14.5
Creditors
Amounts falling due after one year (1.2) (0.3)
Net assets 14.2 14.2
Funds
Endowment funds 7.7 7.9
Restricted funds 5.6 5.7
Unrestricted funds 0.8 0.7
14.2 14.2

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Income from government

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2023
£
2022
£
Contracts with government
None recorded
Government grants
Income from government grants 146,974 1,278,505
Government grants as % of total income 2.5% 26.6%
Number of government grants 28 11

Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Grants received

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Received 13 grants. Showing most recent 10 grants.

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Date Funder Amount awarded Description
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed
£2,190 Grant to Somerset Community Foundation
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed
£2,391 Grant to Somerset Community Foundation
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed
£2,969 Grant to Somerset Community Foundation
UK Community Foundations
NET Coronavirus Appeal
£150,498 DCMS Big Night In COVID-19 Funding
UK Community Foundations
NET Coronavirus Appeal
£8,100 DCMS Big Night In COVID-19 Funding
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed
£2,033 Grant to Somerset Community Foundation
UK Community Foundations
NET Coronavirus Appeal
£489,133 NET Coronavirus Appeal
UK Community Foundations
NET Coronavirus Appeal
£39,625 NET Coronavirus Appeal
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed Grant
£2,163 Grant to Somerset Community Foundation
Quartet Community Foundation
Donor Directed Grant
£2,052 Grant to Somerset Community Foundation

Data source

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Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

Grants made

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Published data showsthis funder made 2,805 grants between November 2014 and March 2023.

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2023 165 grants £2,341,440
2022 481 grants £2,749,039
2021 550 grants £2,471,022
2020 523 grants £3,377,515
2019 266 grants £1,192,127
2018 350 grants £2,359,668
2017 271 grants £514,369
2016 198 grants £501,045
2014 1 grant £20,000

Data source

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Somerset Community Foundation

GB-CHC-1094446

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