Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 4
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 16 ?

SOMEWHERE HOUSE (SOMERSET)LTD

Counselling and support for children, families, couples and individuals in the community. Workshops on a range of mental health and drug/alcohol issues for young people in secondary schools and colleges in the local area.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity
  • Why are there only 3 trustees?

Financial issues to consider:

  • 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
31/03/23£146£111£35n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/22£98£109£-12n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/21£177£93£84n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/20£65£44£21n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/19£37£32£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/18£30£26£4n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/17£29£19£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/16£17£11£6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/03/15£16£11£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 10 years
(13 years as a company)

http://www.somewherehousesomerset.org

info@somewherehousesomerset.org

01278780769

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies HouseFacebookX
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Education/Training
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • North Somerset, Somerset,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Somerset Community Foundation£125,000
DCMS£58,624
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling
£10,000 26/05/2023
The funding will be used to provide one to one counselling and monthly coffee mornings to support vulnerable people. The project aims to improve the participants mental health self-esteem and quality of life.
Somerset Community Foundation - Counselling and coffee mornings for vulnerable people in deprived areas in Sedgemoor
£1,000 28/02/2023
Grant to Somewhere House Somerset
Somerset Community Foundation - Subsidising the cost of counselling services for low-income communities in Burnham-on-Sea and other areas
£120,000 17/02/2023
Subsidising the cost of counselling services for low-income communities in Burnham-on-Sea and other areas
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling Services
£10,000 11/02/2022
The funding will be used to provide a counselling service for vulnerable children and young people. The project aims to improve the wellbeing of participants affected by the pandemic isolation loss domestic abuse and bullying.
Somerset Community Foundation - Sedgemoor Recover Together
£2,500 25/01/2021
11
To build a stronger community by helping the most vulnerable to develop the courage and skills to overcome Covid-related person and mental health challenges.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£48,624 29/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 13/07/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Somerset Community Foundation - COVID19 Virtual counselling service for people with mental health needs
£1,500 01/04/2020
COVID19 Virtual counselling for those on low incomes
National Lottery Community Fund - Counselling Space
£5,850 25/01/2019
12
The funding will be used to purchase a portable cabin. The project aims to provide support and counselling to those experiencing mental ill health.
Somerset Community Foundation - Somewhere House Somerset
£3,250 04/04/2017
11
Counselling service for young people
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 33-62
  • ANGIE CLARKE (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Care Home Manager
  • MANDY ELLIS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Counsellor
  • MICHAEL TURNER Appointed: 2018, Occupation: It Consultant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/06/2014, number: 1157281
  • Registered at Companies House on 18/07/2011, number: 07709335
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

c/o 68 Berrow Road
68 Berrow Road
Burnham-on-Sea
Somerset
TA8 2EZ

Objectives

TO PROMOTE GOOD MENTAL HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLINGTO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN ISSUES AFFECTING THEIR PERSONAL HEALTH THROUGH THE PROVISION OF WORKSHOPS AND TALKS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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