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SEVERNSIDE SIRENS TRUST LIMITED

Registered charity 1063224 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of a siren warning system to give public warning in the event of spillage from the chemical-processing sites in the Avonmouth area.

Objects

THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF AN "EARLY WARNING SYSTEM", TO ASSIST GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES IN THEIR PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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 · Environment/conservation/heritage · Get email alerts

Latest income
£64k
Latest spending
£94k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net surplus of £1,622 for the year, with total funds increasing to £44,506. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting approximately £62,000 to cover 24 months of commitments, meaning current unrestricted reserves are below this stated target. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a statutory audit.

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: £45k; policy: twenty four months, which currently equates to approximately £62,000)
“The Trusts cash reserves should be maintained at a level sufficient to meet both the commitments to maintenance of the system and the administration costs for a period of twenty four months, which currently equates to approximately £62,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees represent local authorities which provide funding
“The charity has a very close relationship with Bristol City Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council, all of which have provided funding to enable the charity to carry out its charitable objectives.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£64k£94k
31/03/2024£72k£70k
31/03/2023£60k£94k
31/03/2022£63k£79k
31/03/2021£50k£54k

Common questions

Is SEVERNSIDE SIRENS TRUST LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net surplus of £1,622 for the year, with total funds increasing to £44,506. The trustees maintain a reserves policy targeting approximately £62,000 to cover 24 months of commitments, meaning current unrestricted reserves are below this stated target. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a statutory audit. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.