Bristol Area Cardiac Support
Analysis
Bristol Area Cardiac Support is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in December 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides advocacy/advice/information and other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bristol Area Cardiac Support reported income of £20k and spending of £19k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £17k to £20k (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 30%. 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, Bristol Area Cardiac Support sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Speranta Trust (£20k), The Charitable Fund of Round Table Number 130 (£20k) and The Yvette and Hermione Jacobson Charitable Trust (£20k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Bristol Area Cardiac Support formally Frenchay Hospital Cardiac Support Group was set up to give support to Members who had suffered Cardiac Trauma and had been cared for in Ward 103 in Frenchay Hospital, near Bristol. with the closing of Frenchay Hospital We now raise funds to purchase mediacl equipment when requested by Cardiac Medical Units in the Bristol area.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Speranta Trust | Reigate | £20k |
| The Charitable Fund of Round Table Number 130 | Lancashire | £20k |
| The Yvette and Hermione Jacobson Charitable Trust | London | £20k |
| Sudden Sam | Liverpool | £20k |