Bristol Community FM Ltd
Analysis
Bristol Community FM Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05377534). It says it makes grants to organisations and provides services.
In the financial year ending March 2025, Bristol Community FM Ltd reported income of £45k and spending of £45k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £56k to £45k (-20%), an average of -5.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 136%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bristol Community FM Ltd sits at the 51st percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Saved to Serve Trust (£45k), Leeside Charitable Trust (£45k) and The Stanton Guildhouse Trust (£45k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To promote and run the provision of a community radio station as a recreational facility for individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their race, faith, age, gender,infirmity, sexuality or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances in particular but not exclusively for the inhabitants of Bristol and the surrounding area, or for the public at large.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Saved to Serve Trust | Nottingham | £45k |
| Leeside Charitable Trust | London | £45k |
| The Stanton Guildhouse Trust | Broadway | £45k |
| Paul Grant Charitable Trust | Rotherham | £45k |