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The Somers Town Community Association (Camden)
- 8 trustees
- Income £956k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 2 more
- Where
- Camden
- Website
- www.somerstown.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Somers Town Community Association (Camden)
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£956k£977k
- 2024£1.0m£856k
- 2023£927k£864k
Earlier years
- 2022£739k£762k
- 2021£886k£635k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 9%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
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.
Grants received
22 grants · £1,717,658 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
- Camden Council · £595,000
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £426,247 (4 grants)
- Camden Giving · £292,337 (6 grants)
- John Lyon's Charity · £144,600 (6 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £119,738
Most recent
- Camden Council
Board analysis for researchers
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Darshan Sanghrajka Chair since 2015
- Ganesh Chandrasekar since 2025
- James Jennings since 2023
- Rachel Johnson since 2021
- Sam Oates since 2024
- Suneet Harish Raniga since 2022
- Tania Jacobs since 2026
- Yahya Ahmed Shire since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Darshan Sanghrajka Chair since 2015
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Darshan Sanghrajka Chair since 2015
- Ganesh Chandrasekar since 2025
- James Jennings since 2023
- Rachel Johnson since 2021
- Sam Oates since 2024
- Suneet Harish Raniga since 2022
- Tania Jacobs since 2026
- Yahya Ahmed Shire since 2026
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
6.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 3.7 in 2021
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 292440
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9TH APRIL 1985 AS AMENDED ON 21ST OCTOBER 1997, 20 JUNE 2006 AND 9 OCTOBER 2009 as amended on 24 Jul 2018 as amended on 02 Jun 2021
- Companies House
- Company number 01903408 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 02073886088 · sarah@somerstown.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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