The Somerset Centre, Brighton

Analysis

The Somerset Centre, Brighton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 March 2025, The Somerset Centre, Brighton reported income of £188k and spending of £181k, spending 96% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £137k to £188k (+37%), an average of +8.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Somerset Centre, Brighton sits at the 72nd percentile: it is larger than about 72% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include PDGN Limited (£188k), Copleston Centre (£188k) and Airedale and Wharfedale Autism Resource (£188k).