SPARK SOMERSET
Registered charity 1179438 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Our aim is to inspire strong and sustainable communities through voluntary and communityaction. We provide information, advice, training and support to charities and community groups andrepresent the sector on strategic bodies. We also run the Volunteer Service, inspiring people to make adifference in their communities.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · 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 the charity generated a net surplus of £313,874 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £873,158. The trustees report that these reserves exceed their stated policy target of three to six months' normal expenditure (£325,000 - £650,000) and are satisfied that long-term financial plans will maintain sufficient reserves. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: three to six months’ normal expenditure (held: £873k)
“The Trustees consider that an appropriate level of free reserves is approximately three to six months’ normal expenditure. This equates to approximately £325,000 - £650,000.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Thompson Jenner LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Katherine Nolan — Chief Executive (source)
- Grahame Paine — Chair of Trustees (source)
Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~12.8 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.4% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Grahame Painechair
- Belinda Margaret Lock
- Debra Marie Drew
- Emily Katherine Taylor
- Ian John Bramley
- Joseph James Mcgregor-harper
- Martin John Green
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Somerset
Income and spending
Common questions
Is SPARK SOMERSET financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net surplus of £313,874 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted reserves standing at £873,158. The trustees report that these reserves exceed their stated policy target of three to six months' normal expenditure (£325,000 - £650,000) and are satisfied that long-term financial plans will maintain sufficient reserves. The independent auditors confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Thompson Jenner LLP.
Who funds SPARK SOMERSET?
Funders whose own accounts filings name SPARK SOMERSET as a grant recipient include SOMERSET NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITABLE FUNDS, THE LOCKWOOD CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE ELIZABETH AND PRINCE ZAIGER TRUST, SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.
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