The Somerton Trust

Analysis

The Somerton Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lowestoft. It was registered in March 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Somerton Trust reported income of £10k and spending of £6,117, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10k to £10k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 76700%. Over the whole period it spent 156% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Somerton Trust sits at the 23rd percentile: it is larger than about 23% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 31st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bank Head Independent Methodist Church (£10k), Ebor Eruv Charitable Trust (£10k) and The Russian Orthodox Parish of All Saints in Birmingham (£10k).