Spark Somerset

Analysis

Spark Somerset is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Langport. It was registered in August 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. 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, Spark Somerset reported income of £1.6m and spending of £1.3m, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £588k to £1.6m (+174%), an average of +29% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Spark Somerset sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Art Works (£1.6m), Barnet Mencap (£1.6m) and Mid Warwickshire Society for Mentally Handicapped Children and Adults (£1.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 99%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.5%. Grants to other organisations totalled £63k. Reserves of £1.4m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 26 people.