Somerford Youth and Community Centre

Analysis

Somerford Youth and Community Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and recreation, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Somerford Youth and Community Centre reported income of £621k and spending of £743k, spending 120% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £213k to £621k (+191%), an average of +31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 216%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Somerford Youth and Community Centre sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Grand at Clitheroe Ltd (£621k), Ramgarhia Sabha Southall (£622k) and The Bishop Radford Trust (£621k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from . Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £45k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.