THE SOUTHMEAD PROJECT

Registered charity 1076617 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Southmead Project offers specialist counselling and support for survivors of abuse and addiction across Bristol and surrounding areas.

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Latest income
£414k
Latest spending
£470k
Registered
1999
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £247,679, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of running costs. The charity reports a net movement in funds of £53,154 and notes that it continues to meet day-to-day funding requirements through grants and donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months of running costs (held: £248k)
The charity aims to have three to six months of running costs in unrestricted reserves. — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Southmead Project (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£414k£470k
31/03/2024£286k£433k
31/03/2023£410k£396k
31/03/2022£415k£319k
31/03/2021£470k£248k

Common questions

Is THE SOUTHMEAD PROJECT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £247,679, which is below the stated policy target of three to six months of running costs. The charity reports a net movement in funds of £53,154 and notes that it continues to meet day-to-day funding requirements through grants and donations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
UK government14/12/2020£475DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
UK government03/12/2020£29kDCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
UK government14/08/2020£76kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund17/01/2013£8kSelf Help Peer Support Group.
The National Lottery Community Fund13/08/2008£320kTouchstone 165
The National Lottery Community Fund24/11/2005£5kSouthmead Domestic Abuse Forum
The National Lottery Community Fund06/09/2005£96kTouchstone Counselling Service
The National Lottery Community Fund05/08/2004£5kroof garden

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOUTHMEAD DEVELOPMENT TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SOUTHMEAD PROJECT£414k0unclearno doubt
SOUTHMEAD DEVELOPMENT TRUST FY2025£4.3m£60,001 - £70,0001aboveno doubt
CITIZENS ADVICE SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£964k0withinno doubt
SOUTHSIDE FAMILY PROJECT FY2025£823k0unclearnoted
THE NEHEMIAH PROJECT FY2024£1.1munclear8.0%no doubt
SOUTHSIDE REHABILITATION LIMITED FY2025£374kunclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.