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Somerville Youth & Play Provision
Somerville Youth & Play Provision is a registered charity (number 1121081) based in London, governed by 7 trustees. Latest income £173k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 7 trustees
- Income £173k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Recreation
- Where
- Lewisham, Southwark
- Website
- www.somerville-online.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Somerville Youth & Play Provision Limited
- Registered
- 2007
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£173k£248k
- 2024£251k£301k
- 2023£183k£409k
Earlier years
- 2022£355k£403k
- 2021£467k£413k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 35%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
A) TO PROVIDE AND/OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION FOR CHILDREN, PARTICULARLY (THOUGH NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THOSE WHO ARE RESIDENT IN THE NEW CROSS AND SURROUNDING AREA OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM, BEING FACILITIES: I) OF WHICH SUCH CHILDREN HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES; ANDII) WHICH WILL IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR SUCH CHILDREN BY PROMOTING THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL WELLBEING.(B) TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF AREAS WHERE THE CHARITY IS ACTIVE, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND NEED, AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.
Grants received
27 grants · £1,695,165 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £981,389 (4 grants)
- London Borough of Southwark · £166,863 (9 grants)
- Guy's and St Thomas' Charity · £155,125 (2 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £152,000 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £95,505 (2 grants)
Most recent
- London Borough of Southwark
- London Borough of Southwark
- London Borough of Southwark
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Chris Callender since 2025
- Jacqui Shimidzu since 2013
- Laura Ononye since 2025
- Phoenix Fry since 2025
- Shane Carey since 2025
- Shereener Browne since 2025
- Sioban Whitney-Low since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Jacqui Shimidzu since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Chris Callender since 2025
- Jacqui Shimidzu since 2013
- Laura Ononye since 2025
- Phoenix Fry since 2025
- Shane Carey since 2025
- Shereener Browne since 2025
- Sioban Whitney-Low since 2025
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1121081
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/10/2006AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 19/04/2013AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30/04/2015
- Companies House
- Company number 05970025 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02077321403 · OFFICE@SYPP.ORG.UK
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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