Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • No PartB
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -5 ?

    SOMERSET TRUST FOR ARTS & RECREATION 

    SPORTS EQUIPMENT, COACHING & TRAINING, DRAMA & DANCE, MUSIC LESSONS, PURCHASE & HIRE OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, ART EQUIPMENT & MATERIAL AND LESSONS,
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    Positives:

    • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    • Latest accounts are overdue for filing

    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income
    £k
    Spending
    £k
    Surplus/
    Deficit
    Fundraising
    Cost £k
    Total
    Funds £k
    Unrestricted
    Funds £k
    Mths
    Rsrvs
    Staff Volun-
    teers
    31/03/22£32£27£4n/an/an/an/an/a2
    31/03/21*£16£15£1n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/20£21£22£-1n/an/an/an/an/a3
    31/03/19£9£11£-2n/an/an/an/an/a0
    31/03/18£18£17£2£0£0£0n/a050
    31/03/17£17£21£-4£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/16£37£27£10£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/15£56£37£19£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/14£23£53£-29£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/13£25£31£-6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/12£41£34£7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/11£39£34£5£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/10£9£55£-46£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/09£56£53£2£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/08£96£56£40£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/07*£67£44£23£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/06£34£41£-7£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/05*£31£25£6£0£0£0n/a00
    31/03/04*£40£27£13£0£0£0n/a00

    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 24 years

    www.somerset-star.org.uk

    star@somerset-star.org.uk

    07968327342

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    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Amateur Sport
    • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
    • Disability
    • Education/Training
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    GiG Classification
    • Performing and visual arts
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Somerset,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 2 volunteers

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (8)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 18/05/2000, number: 1080785
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • Conflicting interests
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    Filing Record
    19 returns made; AR21: 31 days late, AR07: 28 days late, AR05: 17 days late, AR04: 115 days late,
    Main office

    STAR
    PO BOX 5176
    SHEPTON MALLET
    Somerset
    BA4 9DD

    Objectives

    TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION AND PROVIDE RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN PARTICULAR, BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, THOSE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE IN THE CARE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, ARE BELOW THE AGE OF 25 AND WERE FORMALLY IN THE CARE OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY, OR WHO ARE IN NEED AS DEFINED BY THE CHILDREN ACT 1989.

    Defined Area of Benefit:

    THE COUNTY OF SOMERSET

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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