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2,664 charities work in Somerset. 109 are behind with their accounts.

1,689 of them work only in Somerset, with a combined income of £301.8m. The share behind with their accounts, 4.1%, is below the rate for England and Wales as a whole (5.4%).

SomersetCount
Charities that name Somerset as an area of operation2,664
Of which work only here1,689
Behind with their accounts109
  in default two years or more72
Income of the charities that work only here£301.8m
Charity Commission register as at 27 September 2026. Every charity in Somerset (CSV)

Behind with their accounts, largest first

The Charity Commission's own status for each. A charity in default has not filed accounts or an annual return by its deadline.

CharityNo.Last incomeStatusLast accounts to
Dogs' Friends 1129794 £760k Accounts overdue 31 May 2024
Lovebristol 1133549 £622k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
South West Peninsula Methodist District 1134878 £523k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
The Birkett-Smith Animal Sanctuary 1152016 £117k Accounts overdue 1 November 2024
Yeovil Amateur Operatic Society 272621 £107k Accounts overdue 30 April 2024
South West Area Committee of the National Federation of Young Farmers' Clubs 294649 £76k Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
Sam Pilcher Trust 1151779 £67k In default two years or more 31 December 2024
Noah's Ark (Wells) Pre-School 1087551 £54k In default two years or more 31 December 2020
HVDV (Helping Victims of Domestic Violence in Wiltshire) 1161380 £51k In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Parcroft Out of School Care Scheme 1077270 £48k In default two years or more 31 August 2023
Beckington Memorial Hall 304484 £46k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
Shaftesbury Breast Cancer Awareness 1177288 £42k Accounts overdue 30 April 2024
The Food Forest Project 1202259 £41k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Comeytrowe Community Hall 900119 £37k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Wells Cathedral School Parents and Friends Association 1196517 £28k Accounts overdue 31 July 2024
Friends of West Pennard School 1108142 £27k In default two years or more 31 August 2024
The Borremans Family Trust 289288 £25k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
The Austin Memorial Almshouse Charity 1000628 £25k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
Devon Essential Medical Services & Southern Event Solutions CIO 1197624 £23k Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Viaduct Animal Sanctuary & Exotic Rescue 1174696 £23k In default two years or more 31 December 2019
Highbridge Community Hall Trust 1050379 £21k In default two years or more 31 August 2022
Dorset Dog Rescue 1159089 £18k In default two years or more 1 April 2019
Vine Youth Ministry 1131007 £18k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Leigh House Trust Limited 1063739 £16k In default two years or more 31 March 2023
Mere Pre-School/Nursery 1027052 £16k In default two years or more 10 March 2022
The Friends of Coleford Bishop Henderson School 1046558 £16k Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
Friends of Bishop Henderson School 292654 £15k Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Music Theatre Kernow 1042568 £14k In default two years or more 31 May 2022
The Saint Decumans Parish Trust 200634 £14k In default two years or more 31 December 2022
Rockwell Green Village Hall 276688 £13k Accounts overdue 4 September 2024
Pylle Village Hall and Recreation Ground 304616 £11k In default two years or more 31 March 2021
Alcombe Village Hall 304465 £11k In default two years or more 31 December 2022
Halcon Ward Community Association 298428 £8,500 In default two years or more 31 March 2011
The Kingsmead Trust for International Education 1079820 £8,189 In default two years or more 31 March 2018
Clover House 1057408 £7,327 In default two years or more 30 April 2017
Western Power Benevolent Society 900589 £6,666 Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Wellsprings Parent Teacher Association 1059457 £6,239 Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
Selworthy School Parent Teacher and Friends of Selworthy Association 296890 £6,117 Accounts overdue 30 September 2024
Friends of ST Andrew's Parish Church Cheddar 1031539 £6,115 In default two years or more 30 September 2019
Penrose Parents Teachers and Friends Association 1017850 £5,784 In default two years or more 30 September 2021
Cheddar Vale Gateway Club 1044844 £5,320 In default two years or more 31 December 2008
Popham Hall 280964 £5,175 In default two years or more 5 April 2022
The Wyndham Trust (Yeovil) 310248 £4,544 In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Mary Huxtable Sutton Relief in Need Trust 202554 £4,185 In default two years or more 31 December 2022
307 Squadron Project 1167606 £3,476 In default two years or more 1 January 2021
Oake and Bradford Under Fives 1030799 £3,395 In default two years or more 31 August 2011
Dulverton Middle and Community School 295786 £3,094 In default two years or more 30 September 2014
Friends of ST Dubricius School 1096103 £3,018 In default two years or more 28 February 2022
Kingsbrompton Young Farmers' Club 276491 £2,678 In default two years or more 12 September 2022
The Wedmore and Axbridge Community Health Fund 801664 £2,488 Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Stanchester Academy Parent, Teacher & Friends Association 1181795 £2,370 Accounts overdue 31 August 2024
The White Flame Trust 326760 £2,008 Accounts overdue 31 December 2023
Bristol Sporting Club 1139449 £1,918 In default two years or more 30 June 2021
ST Nicholas the Wayfarers Church 1173287 £1,666 In default two years or more 31 December 2020
Rocks East Woodland Educational Trust 1086987 £1,404 In default two years or more 31 December 2022
The Broadwindsor and District Sick Poor Fund 231592 £1,255 Accounts overdue 31 March 2024
Friends of Baltonsborough School 1042303 £1,078 In default two years or more 31 March 2022
Friends of the Steam Coast Trail 1158342 £1,052 Accounts overdue 31 May 2024
The Childrens Music Club 1052965 £1,000 In default two years or more 31 December 2020
Chew Valley Young Farmers' Club 274564 £939 Accounts overdue 31 August 2024

Showing the largest 60 of 109. The CSV has them all.

The largest charities that work only in Somerset

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Millfield 310283 £70.7m
2 Taunton School Educational Charity 1081420 £30.5m
3 Wells Cathedral School Limited 310212 £19.1m
4 Wellington School 1837 1161447 £18.3m
5 King's School, Bruton 1071997 £17.7m
6 Downside School 1184700 £9.6m
7 Somerset Community Foundation 1094446 £5.6m
8 Somerset Wildlife Trust 238372 £5.3m
9 Noah's Ark Zoo Farm 1200719 £4.8m
10 Young Somerset 1070693 £4.3m
11 The Royal Bath and West of England Society 1039397 £4.0m
12 Somerset Activity and Sports Partnership 1118900 £3.3m
13 Haynes Motor Museum Ltd 1176857 £3.1m
14 The Elmhurst Foundation 1163539 £3.1m
15 The Community Council for Somerset 1069260 £2.9m
16 Beckery Island Regeneration Trust 1120490 £2.8m
17 American Museum & Gardens 1106989 £2.7m
18 The Alfred Gillett Trust 1165528 £2.3m
19 Citizens Advice Somerset 1054134 £2.3m
20 Hestercombe Gardens Trust Limited 1060000 £2.3m
21 The Palace Trust 1160830 £2.2m
22 YMCA Taunton 1152585 £2.0m
23 Glastonbury Abbey 1129263 £1.9m
24 Frome Cheese & Grain Limited 1108074 £1.7m
25 Spark Somerset 1179438 £1.6m

The largest charities working in Somerset

Including national charities that name Somerset among their areas.

# CharityNo.Latest income
1 Millfield 310283 £70.7m
2 Care South 1014697 £62.5m
3 Selwood Housing Society Limited 1141124 £60.5m
4 ST Monica Trust 202151 £53.7m
5 Brunelcare 201555 £49.6m
6 Actionaid 274467 £47.6m
7 Dimensions Somerset Sev Limited 1172574 £39.7m
8 Legacy Leisure Limited 1152401 £37.1m
9 Taunton School Educational Charity 1081420 £30.5m
10 The You Trust 291489 £25.5m
11 Children's Hospice South West 1003314 £22.4m
12 Prior Park Educational Trust 281242 £21.7m
13 Royal Navy Museums 1126283 £19.7m
14 The Theatre Royal Bath Limited 277723 £19.7m
15 Wells Cathedral School Limited 310212 £19.1m
16 Dorothy House 275745 £18.3m
17 Wellington School 1837 1161447 £18.3m
18 King's School, Bruton 1071997 £17.7m
19 The Bath and Wells Diocesan Board of Finance 249398 £17.0m
20 King's Schools Taunton Ltd 1103346 £16.8m
21 Amica Care Trust 1084054 £15.8m
22 YMCA Dulverton Group 1076434 £15.8m
23 Autism Unlimited Limited 1000792 £15.6m
24 ST Margaret's Somerset Hospice 279473 £15.4m
25 Clifton Diocese 1170168 £15.0m

What they work on

Education/training 1,211General Charitable Purposes 826Arts/culture/heritage/science 578Amateur Sport 542Religious Activities 403Environment/conservation/heritage 383Recreation 367The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 361

Areas of operation are what each charity tells the Charity Commission. A charity can name several. How this site counts.