West Somerset Advice Bureau
Analysis
West Somerset Advice Bureau is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Minehead. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06693841). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.
In the financial year ending March 2025, West Somerset Advice Bureau reported income of £91k and spending of £175k, spending 193% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £235k to £91k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.
Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, West Somerset Advice Bureau sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lili Tapper Charitable Foundation (£90k), Burgess Hill District Lions Club (CIO) (£91k) and McGreevy No 5 Settlement (£90k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Dear Sirs,To update our aims and to assist funding reasons we would like to add new wording to one line of our company description detail (shown below)......."In particular, WSAB was established to promote charitable purposes for the stated community by the advancement of education, the protection of health and the relief of poverty, distress, sickness,disability, disadvantage and deprivation"
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Lili Tapper Charitable Foundation | Cheshire | £90k |
| Burgess Hill District Lions Club (CIO) | Burgess Hill | £91k |
| McGreevy No 5 Settlement | Reading | £90k |
| Bee-Lieve Foundation | Surrey | £92k |