Southside Family Project

Analysis

Southside Family Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bath. It was registered in May 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03368679). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Southside Family Project reported income of £823k and spending of £860k, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £914k to £823k (-9.9%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Southside Family Project sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Debt Justice (£823k), West Smethwick Enterprise (£824k) and Riverside Church Trust (£819k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 76% and donations and legacies 23%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.6%. Reserves of £324k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 33 people.