Bristol Pride

Analysis

Bristol Pride is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in April 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Bristol Pride reported income of £756k and spending of £854k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to September 2025, income grew from £200k to £756k (+279%), an average of +40% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2022, when income rose by 175%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Bristol Pride sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emergency Exit Arts (£756k), Blackfriars Arts Centre Limited (£756k) and Peak District National Park Foundation (£754k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 53%, charitable activities 32% and donations and legacies 14%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 1.2%. Grants to other organisations totalled £5,733. Reserves of £116k would cover about 2 months of spending at that rate. It employed 5 people.

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.