SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST
Latest income
£25.3m
Latest spending
£27.0m
Registered
1997
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Total income
£25.3m
Total spending
£27.0m
Cost of raising funds
£238k
Reserves (reported)
£2.0m
Employees
125
Trustees
- Baroness Gail Ruth Rebuckchair
- Alan Leibowitz
- Alix Burge
- Dawid Konotey-Adadey KONOTEY-AHULU
- Elliott John Linger
- Harry Matovu
- Helen Protheroe
- Jennifer Duvalier
- Jessica Emily Tamsedge
- Jonathan Edward Newhouse
- Martine Lesley D'Anglejan-Chatillon
- Paul Jonathan Goswell
- Peter Wodehouse Williams
- Sophie Turner Laing
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £25.3m | £27.0m |
| 31/03/2024 | £25.5m | £24.9m |
| 31/03/2023 | £21.2m | £22.6m |
| 31/03/2022 | £17.0m | £17.7m |
| 31/03/2021 | £11.9m | £12.6m |
Common questions
Who funds SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOMERSET HOUSE TRUST as a grant recipient include THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION, AKO FOUNDATION, THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, KUSUMA TRUST UK, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £250k |
| AKO FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £150k |
| THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £146k |
| KUSUMA TRUST UK | FY2024 | £115k |
| THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | FY2022 | £100k |
| THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £8k |
| MARIA BJORNSON MEMORIAL FUND | FY2022 | £5k |
| THE JOHN S COHEN FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £5k |
| THE JOHN THAW FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £1k |
| THE ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £1k |
| THE ERANDA ROTHSCHILD FOUNDATION | FY2023 | £0 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 03/07/2024 | £245k | "Restoring and revealing Somerset House’s Salt Stair and the history of the Salt Tax" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 23/11/1999 | £739k | "Opening Somerset House - South Building and River Terrace" |
| The National Lottery Heritage Fund | 21/11/1997 | £10.3m | "Somerset House Restoration" |