BRITSOM

Registered charity 1196492 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

General Charitable Purposes Advice & Advocacy Debt Management Education/Training/Skills Welfare Advice Employment Opportunities Support Health and Wellbeing Supplementary Education Youth and Children Activities Arts and Sports Support to local schools Volunteering opportunities Mental Health FGM Awareness ESOL Classes Mother and Toddler Group, sewing classes.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Amateur Sport · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£205k
Latest spending
£216k
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £11,006.38 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £156,219.62. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £70,000 to maintain operations for six months, and the unrestricted reserves held were £70,434. The charity is funded entirely by grants and donations, with no trading income disclosed.

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

What the accounts disclose

Highest-paid employee band: Under £30,000 — below the median for charities its size (£60k)
“No individual is remunerated at a level in excess of £30,000.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Largest income source: Grants (97% of income)
“Grants - 205,432 205,432 168,557” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: £70,000 for 6 months’ operation running cost (held: £70k)
“The organisations aim to generate sufficient unrestricted reserves to maintain operations for 5 months running cost and allow the services to continue. This reserve target was set by the Management Committee on 09 December 2024 at £70,000 for 6 months’ operation running cost.”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£205k£216k
31/03/2024£174k£168k
31/03/2023£151k£165k

Common questions

Is BRITSOM financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net outgoing of £11,006.38 for the year, resulting in total net assets of £156,219.62. The trustees have set a reserves policy target of £70,000 to maintain operations for six months, and the unrestricted reserves held were £70,434. The charity is funded entirely by grants and donations, with no trading income disclosed. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

What does the highest-paid employee of BRITSOM earn?

Per its FY2025 accounts, the highest-paid employee was in the Under £30,000 band.

Who funds BRITSOM?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRITSOM as a grant recipient include JOHN LYON'S CHARITY, TRUST FOR LONDON, THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST, EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE).

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£250kthe Homework Club & Youth Programme
TRUST FOR LONDONFY2022£60kConnected communities
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£15k
JOHN LYON'S CHARITYFY2025£5kthe Active Summer Camp
EDWARD HARVIST (ALSO KNOWN AS THE HARVIST ESTATE)FY2024£3k

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund29/01/2026£245kGrowing together
The National Lottery Community Fund20/11/2025£19kSupporting disadvantaged people in Barnet affected by the cost-of-living crisis
Sport England02/09/2025£10kKeep Healthy Project
Postcode Lottery28/06/2024£20kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund28/05/2024£19kSupporting disadvantaged people in Barnet affected by the cost-of-living crisis
Sport England16/05/2024£10kFit4Fun Project
City Bridge Foundation22/02/2024£220kGrant to BritSom
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2023£9kMH – Reflect Project
The National Lottery Community Fund28/10/2022£9kSupporting disadvantaged people in Barnet affected by the cost-of-living crisis
Sport England12/04/2022£8kJubilee Fund - ACT - Your Health and Wellbeing
The National Lottery Community Fund06/04/2021£10kFit4Fun
City Bridge Foundation26/03/2020£44kGrant to BritSom
A B Charitable Trust10/10/2019£10kA grant to BritSom
City Bridge Foundation24/11/2016£59kGrant to BritSom
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£10kAnother Chance
The National Lottery Community Fund25/09/2015£297kFamily Support Service
The National Lottery Community Fund06/12/2012£7kMoving Forward