The Seth Somers Trust

Analysis

The Seth Somers Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kidderminster. It was registered in November 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Seth Somers Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £34k, spending 108% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £27k to £31k (+16%), an average of +3.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Seth Somers Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Masjid Mujadidia (£31k), Family Love Ministries (£31k) and Deal Christian Fellowship Trust (£31k).