SEEDS4SUCCESS

Registered charity 1193737 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as S4S

Seeds4Success (S4S) is a youth work charity based in Mere, which provides co-ordinated developmental youth work opportunities and targeted 1:1 support to young people across South West Wiltshire. Having grown and developed significantly in recent years, in response to the changing needs of local young people, S4S is the main provider of positive activities for young people in this area.

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Latest income
£387k
Latest spending
£246k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income increased by 67% to £386,590, while total expenditure rose by 23% to £245,580, resulting in a net income of £141,010. Free reserves stood at £74,763, which the trustees note is at the lower end of their target range of three to six months of core operating costs. The charity transitioned to SORP accounting for the first time in this financial year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £75k; policy: three to six months of core operating costs)
“At the end of the financial year 2024/25, free reserves stood at £74,763, which is at the lower end of our target range.” — page 17
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

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Operates in: Dorset · Somerset · Swindon · Wiltshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£387k£246k
31/03/2024£232k£199k
31/03/2023£184k£190k
31/03/2022£181k£189k

Common questions

Is SEEDS4SUCCESS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income increased by 67% to £386,590, while total expenditure rose by 23% to £245,580, resulting in a net income of £141,010. Free reserves stood at £74,763, which the trustees note is at the lower end of their target range of three to six months of core operating costs. The charity transitioned to SORP accounting for the first time in this financial year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SEEDS4SUCCESS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SEEDS4SUCCESS as a grant recipient include THE ADRIAN SWIRE CHARITABLE TRUST, THE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FOR WILTSHIRE & SWINDON, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/02/2020£10kS4S Health & Wellbeing Project

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUCCESS4ALL CIO.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SEEDS4SUCCESS£387k—0below—no doubt
SUCCESS4ALL CIO FY2025£125k—0above—no doubt
SPORT 4 LIFE UK FY2025£1.5m——below—no doubt
SUCCESS CLUB CIO FY2025£345k—0above—no doubt
SEVEN SEEDS CIO FY2025£304k—0unclear—no doubt
SEED EATING DISORDERS SUPPORT SERVICES FY2025£142k—0unclear—no doubt

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