UNITY (SOUTHERN) LTD

Registered charity 1061655 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TEST VALLEY COMMUNITY SERVICES, TVCS

TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY, PARTICULARLY ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, PROTECTION OF HEALTH AND RELIEF OF POVERTY, DISTRESS AND SICKNESS

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£887k
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £118,120 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £199,510. The trustees report that general unrestricted funds of £53,120 are below the stated reserves policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. Despite this, the accounts confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £200k; policy: three to six months of unrestricted expenditure)
“General funds of £53,120 represents just under two months of unrestricted expenditure, which is below the reserves policy.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Insurance payment to trustee-connected company
“During the year £25,232 (2024: £20,178) was paid for insurance to Fluidity Insurance Consultants Ltd, a company which Mrs L Neilson, trustee, is a director.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

CQC provider record: Unity (Southern) Ltd — Deregistered, 1 registered location.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record

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

Total income
£887k
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£113k
Reserves (reported)
£53k
Employees
30

Reported reserves equal ~0.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 12.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£887k£1.0m
31/03/2024£738k£854k
31/03/2023£635k£675k
31/03/2022£546k£539k
31/03/2021£629k£509k

Common questions

Is UNITY (SOUTHERN) LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity made a deficit of £118,120 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves to £199,510. The trustees report that general unrestricted funds of £53,120 are below the stated reserves policy target of three to six months of unrestricted expenditure. Despite this, the accounts confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds UNITY (SOUTHERN) LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name UNITY (SOUTHERN) LTD as a grant recipient include THE RAYNE FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE RAYNE FOUNDATIONFY2025£43kVirtual ward support

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund21/11/2024£20kBefriending plus
The National Lottery Community Fund27/01/2023£9kTest Valley befriending
The National Lottery Community Fund25/02/2022£180kDeveloping Digital Literacy
The National Lottery Community Fund11/11/2021£10kCreating an environmental network for Hampshire's voluntary sector
The National Lottery Community Fund14/08/2020£46kTest Valley community covid support
The National Lottery Community Fund07/05/2020£10kCovid-19 helpline for Test Valley
The National Lottery Community Fund22/08/2019£10kSupported Volunteering
Sport England18/10/2017£137kOpportunity Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund16/09/2015£10kStreets Project
The National Lottery Community Fund07/02/2013£4kCommunity Workshops
The National Lottery Community Fund16/02/2006£1kVolunteer Centre
The National Lottery Community Fund05/07/2005£102kCommunity Resource and Encouragement Project
UK government—£149kFamilies in Stress
UK government—£61kJobs to Employment (J2E) payments to DPULOs and VSOs)