BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET THIRD SECTOR GROUP CIO

Registered charity 1181029 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 3SG, B&NES 3SG

3SG is a membership network for third sector organisations operating in Bath and North East Somerset and our aim is to raise the profile of our members and give them a chance to influence local strategic decision making. We also run and share relevant events, training and disseminate information and post job opportunities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE(1) TO PROMOTE ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET AND ITS ENVIRONS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE "AREA OF BENEFIT") AND, IN PARTICULAR, BUILD THE CAPACITY OF THIRD SECTOR ORGANISATIONS AND PROVIDE THEM WITH THE NECESSARY SUPPORT, INFORMATION AND SERVICES TO ENABLE THEM TO PURSUE OR CONTRIBUTE TO ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSE.(2) TO PROMOTE, ORGANISE AND FACILITATE CO-OPERATION AND PARTNERSHIP WORKING BETWEEN THIRD SECTOR, STATUTORY AND OTHER RELEVANT BODIES IN THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE ABOVE PURPOSES WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT."THIRD SECTOR" MEANS CHARITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES. “CHARITIES” ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES. "VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND “SOCIAL ENTERPRISES” ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND SOCIAL ENTERPRISES DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income of £48,877 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total incoming resources of £316,759. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £168,063, which the trustees consider sufficient to cover ongoing activities and meet their policy target of three months' operational costs.

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
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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 · instagram · linkedin

Trustees · trustee networks

• Halena Coury
• KATE MORTON
• Melissa Hillier
• NICKY TEW
• SARAH WILLIAMS
• Simon Allen

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MORE TREES FOR BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET.

• MORE TREES FOR BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET income £166k
• BROMLEY THIRD SECTOR ENTERPRISE CIO income £2.8m
• BATH ETHNIC MINORITY SENIOR CITIZENS ASSOCIATION income £157k
• THE COMMUNITY COUNCIL FOR SOMERSET income £2.9m
• AGE UK BATH AND NORTH EAST SOMERSET LIMITED income £1.5m
• MANCHESTER COMMUNITY CENTRAL income £2.2m

Side by side with its peers

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