# SOMERSET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1094446
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 31, 2002
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1094446


## Contact

- **Address:** YEOMAN HOUSE, THE BATH & WEST SHOWGROUND, SHEPTON MALLET
- **Postcode:** BA4 6QN
- **Phone:** 01749344949
- **Email:** info@somersetcf.org.uk
- **Website:** www.somersetcf.org.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. THE PROMOTION OF ANY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY IN THE AREA SERVED BY SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE DATE OF INCORPORATION OF THE COMPANY AND IN PARTICULAR THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION.2. OTHER EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WHICH ARE IN THE OPINION OF THE DIRECTORS BENEFICIAL TO THE COMMUNITY WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT.

**Activities:** Somerset Community Foundation is a charity that helps passionate people in Somerset change the world on their doorstep by funding local charities and inspiring local giving and philanthropy.

**Area of benefit:** UNITED KINGDOM AND ELSEWHERE WITH A PREFERENCE FOR THOSE IN THE AREA SERVED BY SOMERSET COUNTY COUNCIL ON THE DATE OF INCORPORATION




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Somerset



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £7500235 | £5131943 | £16964909 | 18 |
| March 31, 2024 | £4808132 | £4863984 | £14696097 | 15 |
| March 31, 2023 | £5781122 | £5772993 | £14154168 | 14 |
| March 31, 2022 | £5664222 | £2656835 | £14242372 | 14 |
| March 31, 2021 | £4197504 | £4340067 | £10786162 | 12 |



## Trustees

- Amanda Ellingworth — appointed Jan. 25, 2024
- David Michael John Taylor — appointed Feb. 22, 2018
- Giles Wood — appointed Sept. 27, 2021
- Helen Gulvin — appointed Sept. 27, 2021
- James Shakespeare — appointed July 14, 2025
- Louisa Raybould — appointed Oct. 6, 2023
- Lucilla Nelson — appointed Jan. 4, 2017
- Michelle Clare Ferris — appointed Feb. 1, 2019
- Stephen Francis Duckett Clark — appointed Aug. 4, 2025
- The Honourable Michael Samuel MBE — appointed Oct. 6, 2022