THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOMERSET
Registered charity 1069260 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Our vision is for vibrant and viable communities with healthy, happy people and strong, sustainable businesses, the perfect place to live and work . We do this through our aims of strengthening communities, innovation and encourage enterprise, supporting and serving people and tackling disadvantage
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £273,765 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £903,224 to £629,459. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £425,990, which the trustees describe as a robust four months of reserves, exceeding their strategic budget target of three months. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Accounts audited by Albert Goodman LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Community Council for Somerset (matched by registered charity number).
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.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.8 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Gary Francischair
- Chhavi Gautam
- David Michael John Taylor
- Dr Robert Sass Alan Lawy
- Elliot Lewis Ward
- Jonathan Paul Braisby
- Rowan Charles Winton Turner
- Stephen Jospeh Wallace
- martin kitchen · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOMERSET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure of £273,765 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £903,224 to £629,459. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stand at £425,990, which the trustees describe as a robust four months of reserves, exceeding their strategic budget target of three months. The auditors confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Albert Goodman LLP.
Who funds THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOMERSET?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOMERSET as a grant recipient include SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
Known funders
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