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SOMERDALE PAVILION TRUST

Registered charity 1182426 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The provision of a pavilion, playing fields and other facilities for the inhabitants of Keynsham and surrounding areas and o include the relief of those individuals who are in need by reason of age, disability or ill-health. Activities include meetings, classes, sporting activities and other forms of recreation and leisure activity, to improve the conditions of life for the inhabitants.

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Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus of £150,414 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,293,552 against total expenditure of £1,143,138. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £637,000, which is above the stated policy target of £284,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Other trading activities (62% of income)
“Other trading activities 803,842”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: three month’s operating expenditure (held: £637k)
“The Trusts’ policy is to maintain unrestricted reserves equivalent to three month’s operating expenditure, which at this stage of the SPT’s operation would be £284K.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.1m
Reserves (reported)
£637k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~6.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (62% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£1.3m£1.1m
31/12/2023£1.3m£1.1m
31/12/2022£981k£866k
31/12/2021£696k£605k
31/12/2020£651k£590k

Common questions

Is SOMERDALE PAVILION TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a financial surplus of £150,414 for the year ended 31 December 2024, with total income of £1,293,552 against total expenditure of £1,143,138. The trustees report that unrestricted reserves stood at £637,000, which is above the stated policy target of £284,000. The auditor confirmed that the use of the going concern basis of accounting was appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming LLP.

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
ENERGISE ME1£30k
CEO SLEEPOUT1£4k
THE GREATER MANCHESTER HIGH SHERIFF'S POLICE TRUST1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SOMERSET ACTIVITY AND SPORTS PARTNERSHIP.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SOMERDALE PAVILION TRUST£1.3m—0above—no doubt
SOMERSET ACTIVITY AND SPORTS PARTNERSHIP FY2025£3.3m——unclear—no doubt
POMPEY IN THE COMMUNITY FY2025£2.2m——unclear—no doubt
EAST DORSET LAWN TENNIS & CROQUET CLUB LIMITED FY2025£548k—0below—no doubt
SOUTH DOWNS LEISURE FY2025£11.5m——unclear—no doubt
PETER ADAMS TRUST FY2026£342k—0above—no doubt

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