Eastside Community Trust

Analysis

Eastside Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04023294). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Eastside Community Trust reported income of £1.0m and spending of £992k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £751k to £1.0m (+36%), an average of +7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Eastside Community Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Working Chance Ltd (£1.0m), The Drinks Trust (£1.0m) and E and E Kernkraut Charities Limited (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89%, donations and legacies 8.9% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 3.2%. Reserves of £562k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.