Bristol Charities

Analysis

Bristol Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05402303). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bristol Charities reported income of £3.3m and spending of £3.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £2.1m to £3.3m (+55%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Bristol Charities sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 The Constance Travis Charitable Trust (£3.3m), John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust (£3.3m) and New Philanthropy Capital (£3.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 58%, investments 38% and donations and legacies 3.2%. Charitable activities took 89% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £171k. Reserves of £3.2m would cover about 11 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.