The Somerton Library Trust

Analysis

The Somerton Library Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Somerton. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, economic/community development/employment and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Somerton Library Trust reported income of £49k and spending of £44k, spending 88% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £24k to £49k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 90%. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, The Somerton Library Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 60th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Thaxted Day Centre (£49k), Wootton Community Centre (£49k) and West End Scout Group (£49k).