Finance Score: 9
Governance Score: 9
Support Score: 8
  • Liabilities <10%: +3
  • Good reserves management: +3
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 26 ?

THE SOMERS TOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (CAMDEN) 

To promote the benefit of the inhabitants of Somers Town, without distinction. Offering the local community opportunities for education, social welfare, recreation and leisure activities.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has a robust balance sheet
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Established: 39 years

www.somerstown.org.uk

sarah@somerstown.org.uk

02073886088

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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
31/03/23£927£864£62£1£649£5107.12925
31/03/22£739£762£-23£4£587£4396.92510
31/03/21£886£635£251£0£610£3777.1235
31/03/20£585£688£-102£0£359£2394.22720
31/03/19£846£706£140£0£462£2404.12325
31/03/18£807£735£72£0£322£1762.9230
31/03/17£748£665£83£0£250£1222.2230
31/03/16£532£592£-60£0£167£1032.1190
31/03/15£501£489£13£22£227£1253.1180
31/03/14£500£451£49£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£365£368£-3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£310£290£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£381£347£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£350£355£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£371£362£9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08*£331£343£-12£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£341£291£51£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/06*£215£204£11£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/05£265£269£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/04£196£198£-1£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.1%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.2%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 7%
Liabilities/Income: 5%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 78%
Reserves/Spending: 7.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 9 months
Quick Ratio: 14.8
Asset Split ?
Listed activities
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Camden,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • 29 employees
  • 25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£159,502
John Lyon's Charity£139,600
Camden Giving£63,993
The London Community Foundation£23,036
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Lyon's Charity - Uplift grant to Somers Town Community Association
£8,000 17/12/2022
Cost-of-Living Uplift
Power to Change - THE SOMERS TOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (CAMDEN) (RCF)
£8,500 12/12/2022
Grant to THE SOMERS TOWN COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION (CAMDEN) (RCF)
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Somers Town Community Association
£3,600 29/09/2022
Young Leaders - Residential to Hindleap Warren
National Lottery Community Fund - Young Female Personal Safety Champions
£9,520 14/04/2022
The funding will be used to run personal safety session for girls and young women. The project aims to create Personal Safety Champions in South Camden. Weekly sessions will address mental and ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Somers Town Climate Action Market
£149,982 04/10/2021
This development proposal poses a unique partnership opportunity owing to the proximity of a densely populated ward experiencing high levels of deprivation and a wide range of large cultural and ....more
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Somers Town Community Association
£4,000 15/06/2021
Summer Holiday Programme
John Lyon's Charity - Main grant to Somers Town Community Association
£120,000 10/03/2021
36
Senior Youth Worker salary
The London Community Foundation - Grant to Somers Town Community Association
£23,036 01/05/2020
The funding is to meet the costs of delivering children and young people's services differently in south Camden, including in partnership, and to support a shift in the way we are delivering ....more
Camden Giving - Somers Town Community Association - Covid19 Charity Fund
£6,000 09/04/2020
Cover loss of income of rent and general running costs. They launched 'Somers Town Covidvirus Emergency Response Centre' supporting by offering a community fridge providing fresh produce inclusive of ....more
Camden Giving - Job Hub Links 
£57,993 31/03/2020
11
The project builds on the Job Hub Link's success to provide a new integrated service by reaching more isolated people, improving volunteering and business employability support.
John Lyon's Charity - SHAF grant to Somers Town Community Association
£4,000 29/06/2019
12
Somers Town Community Association Summer Scheme
Camden Giving - Job Hub Links
£79,957 23/01/2019
11
The project builds on the Job Hub Link's success to provide a new integrated service by reaching more isolated people, improving volunteering and business employability support.
Camden Giving - Job Hub Links
£79,957 31/12/2018
The project builds on the Job Hub Link's success to provide a new integrated service by reaching more isolated people, improving volunteering and business employability support.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Somers Town Community Association
£119,738 23/10/2018
36
Youth work provision for 350 young people aged 10-18 in an area of high deprivation. Through sports, media, drama, a youth cafe and a separate girls group, young people will have fun, build ....more
Camden Giving - Job Hub Links 
£79,200 23/11/2017
12
The project builds on the Job Hub Link's success to provide a new integrated service by reaching more isolated people, improving volunteering and business employability support.
Greater London Authority - Grant to Somers Town Community Association
£15,000 09/10/2017
Chalton Street Market will be the hub of the community a vibrant place for people to shop, work an dsocialise. We will support local people to run healthy stalls and develop business skills.
Camden Giving - The Somers Town Interview Lab
£9,580 22/09/2017
10
The project helps unemployed residents to improve their presentation skills, look and feel interview-ready, give their self-esteem and confidence a big boost, and ultimately get that job!
National Lottery Community Fund - The Somers Town Interview Lab
£5,000 07/06/2017
12
This project will provide interview preparation training for people who are unemployed. This will remove barriers to employment and create opportunities which will provide better chances in life.
Camden Giving - Job Hub Links 
£79,200 31/12/2016
The project builds on the Job Hub Link's success to provide a new integrated service by reaching more isolated people, improving volunteering and business employability support.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Somers Town Community Association
£106,776 01/11/2015
This project will provide weekly youth club activities including sport media training and volunteering to young people living in an area of deprivation. It will improve confidence and life skills ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Including Young Women
£261,745 03/11/2014
36
Not Available
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Somers Town Community Association
£33,200 28/02/2014
This charity manages a community centre providing services and activities for all ages in Somers Town, a deprived area of South Camden. It is seeking funding for its Youth Project, specifically the ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 33-56
  • BENEDICT WEE Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Consultant Financial Services
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/10/1985, number: 292440
  • Registered at Companies House on 09/04/1985, number: 01903408
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • 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
20 returns made; AR08: 1 days late, AR06: 17 days late,
Main office

Somers Town Community Association
150 Ossulston Street
LONDON
NW1 1EE

Objectives

THE OBJECTS FOR WHICH THE ASSOCIATION IS ESTABLISHED ARE: (A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE SOMERS TOWN ELECTORAL WARD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR DISABILITY OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. (B) TO ESTABLISH OR TO SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE, OR TO CO-OPERATE WITH ANY LOCAL STATUTORY CONT'S ON AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE ASSOCIATION AND ITS CONSTITUENT BODIES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTIVES AND TO FURNISH AND FIT OUT THE CENTRE WITH ALL NECESSARY FURNITURE AND EQUIPMENT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE SOMERS TOWN ELECTORAL WARD

Data Sources

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360 Giving
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