SOUTHSIDE FAMILY PROJECT
Registered charity 1069637 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Southside supports individuals and families affected by intergenerational abuse, neglect and trauma. We provide long-term therapeutic support, home-based parenting support, therapeutic play, domestic abuse advocacy, counselling, community groups and peer support. We partner with other agencies to improve the response to people with complex needs.
Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £36,556 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £360,074 to £323,518. The trustees note that while the charity is dependent on local authority and NHS contracts which carry recommissioning risks, the balance sheet is strong with unrestricted reserves of £210,233. Consequently, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“Should the organisation fail to secure the bid, or the contract is awarded at a lower value to their current value, this may have a detrimental impact on the organisation's operations and cash flows. However the charity has unrestricted reserves of some £210k and the balance sheet is strong.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reported reserves equal ~4.5 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% 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: 1.6% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (25/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (06/11/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- JILL OLDHAMchair
- Allison Todd
- Bruce Elliott Laurence
- David Hobdey
- Dr HELEN PAULI
- Emma Ingrey-Counter
- Gemma Louise Haines
- George Eric Alexander Samios
- SARAH JANE HAMBLIN · trustee of 1 other charity
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SOUTHSIDE FAMILY PROJECT financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net expenditure of £36,556 for the year, resulting in a decrease in total funds from £360,074 to £323,518. The trustees note that while the charity is dependent on local authority and NHS contracts which carry recommissioning risks, the balance sheet is strong with unrestricted reserves of £210,233. Consequently, the trustees consider it appropriate to prepare the financial statements on a going concern basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SOUTHSIDE FAMILY PROJECT?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOUTHSIDE FAMILY PROJECT as a grant recipient include THE ROPER FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE NANI HUYU CHARITABLE TRUST, THE MEDLOCK CHARITABLE TRUST, SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROTARY CLUB OF BATH TRUST FUND.
Known funders
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