West of England Rural Network

Analysis

West of England Rural Network is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, 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 07956732). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, West of England Rural Network reported income of £527k and spending of £578k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £275k to £527k (+92%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 56%. 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, West of England Rural Network 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 Lewisham Project (Workshop) (£526k), Three13 Training and Enterprise Ltd (£534k) and Young Persons Centre (£525k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 91%, donations and legacies 7.7% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.3%. Grants to other organisations totalled £162k. Reserves of £102k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 23 people.