Equippers Church Bristol

Analysis

Equippers Church Bristol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Almondsbury. It was registered in March 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06461016). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Equippers Church Bristol reported income of £581k and spending of £526k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £602k to £581k (-3.4%), an average of -0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 80% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Equippers Church Bristol sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sophie Hayes Foundation (£581k), Home for Good (£582k) and UK Friends of Yad Yisroel Incorporating Sponsor a Meal Foundation (£580k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94%, trading 4.4% and investments 1.7%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33k. Reserves of £70k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 3 people.