SOUTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP

Registered charity 1010187 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Southside Partnership is an organisation supporting people to lead independent lives, the organisation provides high quality, person-centred services for people with mental health needs and/or learning disabilities.

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£19.4m
Latest spending
£19.5m
Registered
1992
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a small operating surplus of £147k for the year ended 31 March 2025, despite facing significant cost pressures and sector-wide funding constraints. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £9.69m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the organisation's stated reserves policy target of £1.96m. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Supporting people with mental health needs (49% of income)
“Supporting people with mental health needs 9,508”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: minimum of 6 months of Central Management costs plus one-off events and pension deficit payments (held: £9.7m)
“Free reserves should be maintained to cover a minimum of 6 months of Central Management costs as well as an amount to manage any one-off events that may occur and the annual pension deficit payments.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Crowe U.K. LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public-sector contracts awarded

From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.

BuyerContractAwardedValue
London Borough of SouthwarkLBS Social Inclusion Supported Housing Tender31/03/2026£14.5m
London Borough of SouthwarkLBS Social Inclusion Supported Housing Tender31/03/2026£14.5m
London Borough of SouthwarkLBS Social Inclusion Supported Housing Tender——
London Borough of SouthwarkLBS Social Inclusion Supported Housing Tender——

Property (HM Land Registry)

5 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (4 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

CQC provider record: Southside Partnership — Registered, 20 registered locations, 2 regulated activities, last inspected 23/03/2023.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£19.4m
Total spending
£19.5m
Cost of raising funds
£64k
Reserves (reported)
£4.4m
Employees
544

Reported reserves equal ~2.7 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.6 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.3% of total income — below the median for charities its size (3.8%) (benchmarks).

Care Quality Commission ratings

CQC inspection ratings for services run by a provider matching this charity’s name (matched by name; verify provider identity on CQC’s site).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£19.4m£19.5m
31/03/2024£18.8m£18.8m
31/03/2023£19.0m£18.9m
31/03/2022£18.0m£17.0m
31/03/2021£20.0m£19.7m

Common questions

Is SOUTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a small operating surplus of £147k for the year ended 31 March 2025, despite facing significant cost pressures and sector-wide funding constraints. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £9.69m, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet the organisation's stated reserves policy target of £1.96m. The trustees confirmed that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Crowe U.K. LLP.

Who funds SOUTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATIONFY2024£990Community Spirit Fund

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
City Bridge Foundation30/03/2022£115kGrant to Southside Partnership (Certitude Support)
City Bridge Foundation26/09/2019£94kGrant to Southside Partnership (Certitude Support)
City Bridge Foundation14/11/2018£169kGrant to Southside Partnership (Certitude Support)
The National Lottery Community Fund19/02/2010£9kFanon Resource Centre's Cultivating Futures Project
City Bridge Foundation04/06/2009£113kGrant to Southside Partnership (Certitude Support)

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHSIDE REHABILITATION LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOUTHSIDE PARTNERSHIP£19.4m——above—no doubt
SOUTHSIDE REHABILITATION LIMITED FY2025£374k——unclear—no doubt
THE SOUTHOVER PARTNERSHIP FY2025£4.1m——within—no doubt
SOUTHSIDE FAMILY PROJECT FY2025£823k—0unclear—noted
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS FY2025£28.2m£110,001 - £120,000—above—no doubt
Cambridgeshire, Peterborough and South Lincolnshire (CPSL) Mind Limited FY2025£4.0m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.