SOMEWHERE TO GO LIMITED
To relieve poverty and distress among the most disadvantaged in the community, by providing a space where people can feel welcome and comfortable and create an environment which will enhance self worth & self esteem. To offer nourishing food, clothing; to facilitate access to medical & welfare services; help with housing and benefits.
Objects
FOR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND DISTRESS AND TO OPERATE UPON CHRISTIAN PRINCIPALS.
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £3,179 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £266,434 against expenditure of £263,255. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £132,023, which falls above the stated minimum reserves policy target of around £100,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Our current policy is to allow reserves to accrue sufficiently to cover the operating costs of the Day centre and Charity shop for a minimum of six months, equating to around £100,000.” — page 8
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £77,580 — grants £77,580 (4); 29% of the £266,434 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2024
- Volunteers: 25
- Government income: £199,462 — grants £199,462 (3); 50% of the £402,520 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2023
- Volunteers: 30
- Government income: £60,000 — grants £60,000 (2); 23% of the £264,694 total gross income on the same return
- Grant-making is its main activity
Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)
Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/05/2022 (received 31/05/2023, 61 days after the 31/03/2023 due date).
Corporate structure
- Registered company of the charity Companies House 03928387
Company officers (Companies House)
- MCCARTHY, Harry George on trustee list
- RITCHIE, Timothy Ronald on trustee list
- WILMOT, Sian on trustee list
- GIBBONS-ANTONOPOULOS, Catherine Mary Irving not on trustee list
- HELEY, Daniel Trevor on trustee list
- USHER CLARK, Mary Veronica on trustee list
- SPELLER, Kevin Nigel on trustee list
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (06/10/2022)
Trustees
- Daniel Heleychair
- Catherine Mary Gibbons-Antonopoulos
- Harry George McCarthy
- Kevin Speller
- Mary Veronica Usher-Clark
- Samantha Jayne Eeles
- Sian Wilmot
- Timothy Ritchie
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/05/2025 | £266k | £263k |
| 31/05/2024 | £403k | £202k |
| 31/05/2023 | £265k | £171k |
| 31/05/2022 | £128k | £146k |
| 31/05/2021 | £167k | £150k |
Common questions
Is SOMEWHERE TO GO LIMITED financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £3,179 for the year ended 31 May 2025, with total income of £266,434 against expenditure of £263,255. Per the trustees' report, free reserves totalled £132,023, which falls above the stated minimum reserves policy target of around £100,000. The trustees confirm there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds SOMEWHERE TO GO LIMITED?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SOMEWHERE TO GO LIMITED as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESTIASTICAL PARISH OF WORLE: SAINT MARTIN, WESTON-SUPER-MARE LIONS CLUB (CIO).
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESTIASTICAL PARISH OF WORLE: SAINT MARTIN | FY2025 | £508 | Donation from Lent bucket collections |
| WESTON-SUPER-MARE LIONS CLUB (CIO) | FY2023 | £500 |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 13/02/2008 | £93k | Somewhere For Us (Social centre for older people) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/09/2004 | £137k | Social Centre for Older People |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE GROCERS' CHARITY | 2 | £10k |
| Point North Community Foundation | 1 | £212k |
| Jill and Norman Franklin Trust | 1 | £143k |
| THE EDWARD GOSTLING FOUNDATION | 1 | £141k |
| SMALLWOOD TRUST | 1 | £111k |
| The Greatham Foundation Ltd | 1 | £100k |
| CHARITY OF SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON | 1 | £79k |
| THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £77k |
Charities like this
- BEYOND LIMITS
- SOMEWHERE ELSE
- AlongSide
- SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO LIMITED
- TOOGOODTOWASTE LIMITED
- SURPLUS TO SUPPER TRUST CIO
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOMEWHERE TO GO LIMITED | £266k | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |
| BEYOND LIMITS | £193k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOMEWHERE ELSE | £81k | — | 0 | unclear | — | noted |
| AlongSide | £1.2m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO LIMITED | £692k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| TOOGOODTOWASTE LIMITED | £1.6m | — | — | unclear | — | no doubt |