Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: -1
Support Score: 0
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

SOMERSPIRIT

Provide sailing activities for girls and young women through Girlguiding Somerset, with a view to developing their self-confidence, self-respect and self-awareness.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£2£2£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17*£1£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/15£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/14£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/13£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/12£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/11£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/10£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/09£0£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/08£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/07£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/06£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/05£1£1£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/04£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 25 years

girlguidingsomerset.org.uk/somerspirit

somerspirit@girlguidingsomerset.org.uk

01935420862

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
GiG Classification
  • Practical support, advice & companionship
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Somerset Community Foundation - Core costs and equipment for a sailing club
£2,021 23/09/2021
Somerspirit is a very small registered charity and part of Girlguiding. We have a Comet Trio, called 'Somerspirit', based at Sutton Bingham Sailing Club near Yeovil. 'Adventure on your doorstep' is our message to girls and young women in Somerset. ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ASH CARRINGTON
  • BEVERLEY OSBORNE Appointed: 2022
  • DENISE JEAN EGGINGTON Appointed: 2018
  • JILL TOMPKINS Appointed: 2024
  • LINDA CARRINGTON
  • MARGARET MALTBY (Chair) Appointed: 2014
  • SUSAN LEAVER Appointed: 2015
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/02/2000, number: 1079490
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
20 returns made; AR17: 42 days late,
Main office

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Objectives

TO PROVIDE SAILING FOR ALL MEMBERS OF GIRLGUIDING SOMERSET AND MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WITH DISABILITIES. TO USE THE CHALLENGES POSED TO FOSTER SELF CONFIDENCE AND SELF-RELIANCE, ENCOMPASSING THE VALUES OF GUIDING, IN AN ATMOSPHERE OF FUN AND FRIENDSHIP WHICH FURTHERS INDIVIDUAL SELF-DEVELOPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE SOMERSET

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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