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young somerset

The charity supports children and young people. Young Somerset is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Somerset and operates in Somerset.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

We are the largest youth work charity in Somerset and our mission is to put young people first. We deliver our vision through provision of Open Access Youth Work, targeted Skills Development and Social Action - with our Wellbeing Service running throughout. We encourage young people to take responsibility for themselves and become actively involved in shaping the communities in which they live.

Fundraising

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Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£3,644,190
Latest Expenditure
£3,540,604

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 96.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 99.5%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 3.3%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £44,148
Charitable Activities £3,518,088
Other Trading £74,541
Investments £37
Other Income £7,376

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £3,522,407
Raising Funds £18,197
Governance £98,544
Grants to Institutions £1,235
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2025£3,644,190£3,540,604£3,522,407£567,225£523,416105 / 2
2024£3,423,561£3,608,234£3,587,997£463,639£385,196109 / 6
2023£3,245,979£3,045,524£2,948,151£648,312£648,31288 / 4
2022£2,485,514£2,205,096£2,136,242£447,857£435,83273 / 4
2021£1,739,674£1,447,669£1,442,532£167,439£160,05950 / 8

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers