Somerset Sight Limited

Analysis

Somerset Sight Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Taunton. It was registered in November 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08432686). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Somerset Sight Limited reported income of £576k and spending of £648k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £485k to £576k (+19%), an average of +4.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Somerset Sight Limited 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 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Yorkshire Cricket Foundation (£575k), Accuro (Care Services) (£578k) and Boldon Community Centre (£575k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 74%, donations and legacies 14%, investments 5.7% and trading 4.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £15k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 8.4%. Reserves of £411k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 13 people.