Centre for Thriving Places

Analysis

Centre for Thriving Places is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07710776). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Centre for Thriving Places reported income of £494k and spending of £431k, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £258k to £494k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 99%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Centre for Thriving Places sits at the 85th percentile: it is larger than about 85% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Young People First (Midlands) (£493k), St Werburghs Community Association (£495k) and General Federation of Trade Unions Educational Trust (£491k).