The Grove at Bedminster Down

Analysis

The Grove at Bedminster Down is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 1993, 33 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number bx363501). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Grove at Bedminster Down reported income of £53k and spending of £50k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,883 to £53k (+666%), an average of +66% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 258%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, The Grove at Bedminster Down sits at the 70th percentile: it is larger than about 70% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Flintshire U3a (£53k), Townsend Hall (£53k) and Aldridge Youth Theatre (£53k).