SAMEE

Registered charity 1170328 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Information, advice and guidance to enable disabled and disadvantaged beneficiaries to explore and create a sustainable income for themselves and their families. Provision of self employment skills and awareness to education establishments and other organisations.

Objects

THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY, OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, IN DORSET AND SURROUNDING COUNTIES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING WITH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT BY:· PROVIDING AN EMPLOYMENT CENTRE IN BOSCOMBE TO SUPPLY UNEMPLOYED AND DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE WITH MENTORING SUPPORT, INTERVIEW TECHNIQUES, OFFICE FACILITIES, FREE INTERNET AND SUBSISTENCE.· PROVIDING INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE ABOUT THE DIFFERENT ENTRY ROUTES TO THE LABOUR MARKET;· PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR WORK EXPERIENCE, SHADOWING AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH WORKING WITH LOCAL EMPLOYERS, CHARITIES AND EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS.· PROVIDING INTERVIEW SKILLS AND PRACTICE, CV GUIDANCE AND OTHER GUIDANCE SUPPORT LOCAL PEOPLE BACK INTO EMPLOYMENT;· PROVIDING SUPPORT TO THE EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS WITHIN THEIR CAREERS GUIDANCE PROGRAMMES; AND· TO PROVIDE LIFE SKILL TRAINING TO SUPPORT THE PUBLIC WITH TRANSFERABLE SKILLS.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that SAMEE reported a net surplus of £97,019.14 for the year ended 30 November 2025, bringing total net assets to £316,213.89. The Trustees consider unrestricted reserves to be more than adequate to maintain the charity for a month period should all projects cease. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to their attention during the examination of the accounts.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• 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
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/11/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (58% 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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Carly Sidebottom
• Debbie Porter
• Elaine Collinson
• Jackie Shave
• MARK EVERARD
• SARA BROWN
• Sakib Awan

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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