SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
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.
Latest income
£5.6m
Expenditure
£5.1m
Financial year end
2025-03-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-03-31 | £4.1m | £4.3m | |
| 2022-03-31 | £4.8m | £2.7m | |
| 2023-03-31 | £5.8m | £5.8m | |
| 2024-03-31 | £3.9m | £4.9m | |
| 2025-03-31 | £5.6m | £5.1m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-03-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £7.0m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £541k |
| Total income | £7.5m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £4.9m |
| Raising funds | £223k |
| Grants to institutions | £4.2m |
| Governance | £96k |
| Total expenditure | £5.1m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £728k |
| Total funds | £17.0m |
| — restricted | £5.5m |
| — unrestricted | £793k |
| — endowment | £10.7m |
| Total assets | £17.0m |
| Cash | £7.6m |
People
| Employees | 18 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Amateur Sport
- Environment/conservation/heritage
- Economic/community Development/employment
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- People With Disabilities
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.