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.
Objects
The objects of the Company shall be for the public benefit:a) To relieve the needs of those who have a learning disability or difficulties and/or autism, and/or mental health illness, and/or physical disability, or are elderly or infirm through the provision of care and support.b) To further such exclusively charitable purpose according to the Law of England Wales as the trustee see fit from time to time.
Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE, GREATER LONDON
The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts
Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)
Received the assets of Southside Partnership Fanon Care (as stated in the register file; not confirmed against the register) — merger registered 30/04/2009.
Source: Charity Commission register of merged charities (OGL v3.0).
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 (reserves figure: £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.
In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Care Quality Commission. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.
Policies the charity declares
In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Government income: £16,547,000 — contracts £16,547,000 (26); 85% of the £19,440,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 9 (£60,001–£70,000: 7; £70,001–£80,000: 2)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £16,060,000 — contracts £16,060,000 (27); 86% of the £18,766,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 6 (£60,001–£70,000: 4; £70,001–£80,000: 2)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £18,857,000 — contracts £18,399,000 (29), grants £458,000 (2); 100% of the £18,951,000 total gross income on the same return
- Employees paid over £60,000: 1 (£60,001–£70,000: 1)
Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.
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.
- JACOBSON, Beverley Lynn, Dr — director, appointed 23/09/2025on trustee list
- FORBES, Adelaide — director, appointed 23/09/2025on trustee list
- GRAHAM-SMITH, Louise Elizabeth — director, appointed 25/09/2024on trustee list
- MOWLEM, Michael — director, appointed 28/09/2023on trustee list
- YOUNG, Susan — director, appointed 28/09/2023on trustee list
- TURNER, John Graham — director, appointed 24/09/2020on trustee list
- DUFFY, Aisling Therese — secretary, appointed 12/10/2005
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.
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)
Cost of raising funds
£64k
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 (3.7%) (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).
- Wadeville: Requires improvement (09/03/2023) · CQC record
- Southside Partnership Domiciliary Care Agency: Not Rated · CQC record
- Dunton Road: Good (05/10/2019) · CQC record
- 19 Leicester Villas: Good (20/12/2018) · CQC record
- 15 Preston Drove: Good (22/02/2019) · CQC record
- 20 Windlesham Road: Good (09/11/2018) · CQC record
- Certitude London Shared Lives: Good (01/09/2025) · CQC record
- Wardley Street: Good (27/04/2023) · CQC record
- Adelaide Forbes
- Dr Beverley Jacobson
- John Graham Turner
- Louise Elizabeth Graham-Smith
- Michael Mowlem
- Susan Young
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
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
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Government & lottery funding
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