Emmanuel Bristol

Analysis

Emmanuel Bristol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in December 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07421296). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Emmanuel Bristol reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £851k to £1.2m (+44%), an average of +9.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 76% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Emmanuel Bristol 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Norwegian Church (£1.2m), The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Stephen, East Twickenham (£1.2m) and Iglesia de Dios Ministerial de Jesucristo Internacional (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92%, charitable activities 6.5% and investments 1.1%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £120k. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £139k. Reserves of £616k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 18 people.