Wellspring Settlement

Analysis

Wellspring Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05031499). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Wellspring Settlement reported income of £2.5m and spending of £1.8m, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.0m to £2.5m (+24%), an average of +5.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Wellspring Settlement sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gisda Cyfyngedig / Arfon Young Single Homeless Group (£2.4m), Black South West Network (£2.5m) and Clarendon Trust Limited (£2.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. It employed 51 people.