The Brigstowe Project

Analysis

The Brigstowe Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in October 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03107835). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Brigstowe Project reported income of £498k and spending of £667k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £398k to £498k (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Brigstowe Project sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Project Harar (£498k), The Cornerstone Works Ltd (£498k) and Antenatal Results & Choices (Arc) Limited (£497k).