The South Bristol Church and Community Trust

Analysis

The South Bristol Church and Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, economic/community development/employment and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03688146). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The South Bristol Church and Community Trust reported income of £477k and spending of £535k, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £314k to £477k (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 20%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, The South Bristol Church and Community Trust sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 89th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Plympton St Maurice Childcare Centre (£476k), West Yorkshire Community Accountancy Service CIO (£478k) and A I E S E C (U K) Limited (£474k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.