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Bristol Palestine Film Festival

RegisteredRegistered charity number 1178457BristolArts, culture, heritage and science
Income£35k2025-04-05
Spending£33ksame year
Spent / received89%5-year average
Size in its cause63rd pctArts, culture, heritage and science
Registered2018CIO
Employees–latest return

Analysis

Bristol Palestine Film Festival is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Bristol Palestine Film Festival reported income of £35k and spending of £33k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £594 to £35k (+5832%), an average of +178% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 1858%. Over the whole period it spent 89% 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 Palestine Film Festival sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Nonsuch Dulcimer Club (£35k), The Roche Court Educational Trust (£35k) and Virginia Water Community Association (£35k).

Income and spending

£0£8,809£18k£26k£35k2021 Income: £5942021 Spending: £95520212022 Income: £11,6332022 Spending: £8,16820222023 Income: £19,2322023 Spending: £11,46820232024 Income: £19,7122024 Spending: £23,67620242025 Income: £35,2362025 Spending: £32,5542025
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Where the income comes from

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In the charity's own words

Bristol Palestine Film Festival organises an annual festival of films from or about Palestine, or made by Palestinian film-makers. The festival is centred in Bristol and the South West of England and usually takes place in December, with extra events occasionally taking place at other times. The festival also includes other art forms such as music, dance, theatre, writing or visual arts.

Similar-sized charities, same cause

CharityLocationIncome
Nonsuch Dulcimer ClubRedditch£35k
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Virginia Water Community AssociationSurrey£35k
The Olympia Charitable TrustLondon£35k