Somerville Youth & Play Provision

Analysis

Somerville Youth & Play Provision is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05970025). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Somerville Youth & Play Provision reported income of £173k and spending of £248k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £467k to £173k (-63%), an average of -22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income dropped by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 124% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Somerville Youth & Play Provision sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Discover Islam Europe Limited (£173k), The Talacre Action Group Limited (£173k) and The London International Festival of Early Music CIO (£173k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.