Bristol Somali Centre

Analysis

Bristol Somali Centre is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Easton. It was registered in April 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, religious activities and amateur sport, which this site groups under religion. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bristol Somali Centre reported income of £29k and spending of £32k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,611 to £29k (+336%), an average of +44% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 178%. Over the whole period it spent 134% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Bristol Somali Centre sits at the 39th percentile: it is larger than about 39% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include North West London Eruv Committee (£29k), Global Christian Mission (£29k) and First Church of Christ, Scientist, Cambridge (£29k).

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.