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Every Somerset Child's Ability Positively Encouraged

Registered charity 1081446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ENCOURAGING SPECIAL CHILDREN AND PARENTS EVERYWHERE, ESCAPE SUPPORT GROUP

Providing support and activities for families with disabled children within the Somerset Area

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£237k
Latest spending
£138k
Registered
2000
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £98,534 for the period, with unrestricted funds increasing by £27,065 and restricted funds increasing by £71,469. Total income was £236,771 against total payments of £138,237, resulting in positive cash flows across all fund categories. The document does not disclose any reserves policy or specific unrestricted reserves figure beyond the cash balances held.

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

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£237k£138k
31/03/2024£80k£99k
31/03/2023£102k£112k
31/03/2022£80k£55k
31/03/2021£91k£55k

Common questions

Is Every Somerset Child's Ability Positively Encouraged financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £98,534 for the period, with unrestricted funds increasing by £27,065 and restricted funds increasing by £71,469. Total income was £236,771 against total payments of £138,237, resulting in positive cash flows across all fund categories. The document does not disclose any reserves policy or specific unrestricted reserves figure beyond the cash balances held.

Who funds Every Somerset Child's Ability Positively Encouraged?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Every Somerset Child's Ability Positively Encouraged as a grant recipient include THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST, THE TRUE COLOURS TRUST, MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUST, HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2023£10k
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2025£8k
THE TRUE COLOURS TRUSTFY2024£5kActivities and support for disabled children and young people and their families.
THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUSTFY2022£3k
MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUSTFY2026£1k
MAGDALEN HOSPITAL TRUSTFY2024£1k
HAYS TRAVEL FOUNDATIONFY2024£0

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund12/02/2026£20kCore Costs
Somerset Community Foundation14/11/2024£400Contribute towards a Christmas Meal, some of our members struggle with isolation so this gives them chance to comminucate with other members
The National Lottery Community Fund16/05/2024£16kCore costs
Postcode Lottery29/03/2024£10kUnrestricted Funding
UK government18/03/2024£7kALB-Sport England-Sibling & Family Fun Sessions
Sport England18/03/2024£7kSibling & Family Fun Sessions
Somerset Community Foundation23/11/2023£400Christmas meal for families across Somerset with children with additional needs
Somerset Community Foundation13/06/2023£5kCore costs for a monthly drop in for children with additional needs and their families near Taunton
Somerset Community Foundation20/02/2023£9kActivities for families with children with special educational needs and disabilities in Sedgemoor
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2023£10kCore Costs 2023
Sport England22/06/2022£4kJubilee Fund - Young Carers Bowling Sessions
Somerset Community Foundation02/03/2022£5kCore funding to help re-establish trips and activities for adults with learning disabilities and autism
Somerset Community Foundation20/12/2021£2kGrant to Escape Support Group
The National Lottery Community Fund17/12/2021£10kCore Costs
Somerset Community Foundation24/11/2021£5kGrant to Escape Support Group
Somerset Community Foundation15/11/2021£300Grant to Escape Support Group
Somerset Community Foundation23/11/2020£122Christmas cards for families with children with additional needs
The National Lottery Community Fund23/01/2020£1kEscape's 20th Birthday Party
Somerset Community Foundation14/10/2019£500Christmas Trip to Panto
Somerset Community Foundation14/10/2019£1kFebruary Half Term Trip
The National Lottery Community Fund05/09/2019£10kEscape Support Group 2020
Somerset Community Foundation14/06/2019£2kAnnual Special night break to Chessington Resort Hotel & Theme Park & to see The Lion King
Somerset Community Foundation15/04/2019£5kSummer 2019 Activities
Somerset Community Foundation19/12/2018£1kCore Costs
Somerset Community Foundation19/12/2018£3kFamily Liaison Support Officer & Laptop

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST2£6k
SALOMAN FOUNDATION1—
Matchroom Charitable Foundation1£60k
BERKSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION1£58k
THE PIERREPONT TRUST1£40k
BRUCE WAKE CHARITY1£30k
THE BROOK TRUST1£23k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION1£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPECIAL PLAY AND LEISURE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Every Somerset Child's Ability Positively Encouraged£237k—0unclear—no doubt
SPECIAL PLAY AND LEISURE AFTER SCHOOL HOURS FY2025£163k—0unclear—no doubt
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE (WOKINGHAM) FY2025£241k—0unclear—no doubt
SINCERE SUPPORT FY2025£122k—0unclear—no doubt
MERSEYSIDE PLAY ACTION COUNCIL FY2025£728k—0unclear—no doubt
HANDICAPPED CHILDRENS ACTION GROUP FY2025£383k—0below—no doubt

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