Henbury and Brentry Community Council

Analysis

Henbury and Brentry Community Council is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Henbury and Brentry Community Council reported income of £42k and spending of £56k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £109k to £42k (-61%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 50%. Over the whole period it spent 106% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Henbury and Brentry Community Council sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Rotary Clubs of Telford and District Trust Fund (£42k), Aid for Chad (£42k) and Mission Rwentobo (£42k).

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.