2BU SOMERSET

Registered charity 1198300 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as 2BU SOMERSET CIC

2BU-Somerset provides a specialist support service serving the needs of young lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning people across Somerset.

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Latest income
£202k
Latest spending
£179k
Registered
2022
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £22,960 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £131,284. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £102,228 were held, which the charity confirms meets its stated policy of maintaining six months of running costs. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its 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: six months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £102k)
“The charities best practise aim is to keep a minimum of 6 months running costs for both restricted and unrestricted costs in liquid cash unrestricted reserves.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — 2BU Somerset (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Somerset

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£202k£179k
31/03/2024£211k£166k
31/03/2023£162k£137k

Common questions

Is 2BU SOMERSET financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £22,960 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total net assets increasing to £131,284. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £102,228 were held, which the charity confirms meets its stated policy of maintaining six months of running costs. The charity reports no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery30/06/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
Somerset Community Foundation05/12/2024£4kOutreach for isolated LGBTQ+ young people in Somerset
Somerset Community Foundation25/07/2023£75kContribution towards costs of LGBTQ+ support network for young people in Sedgemoor
Somerset Community Foundation23/11/2022£400Community meal for LGBTQ+ young people over the Christmas holidays

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with DIMENSIONS SOMERSET SEV LIMITED.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
2BU SOMERSET£202k—0unclear—no doubt
DIMENSIONS SOMERSET SEV LIMITED FY2025£39.7m——unclear—no doubt
SPACE YOUTH PROJECT FY2025£179k—0below—no doubt
YOUNG SOMERSET FY2026£4.3m——unclear—no doubt
SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION FY2024£5.6m——above—no doubt
Citizens Advice Somerset FY2025£2.3m—0below—no doubt

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