Help Bristol's Homeless Charity

Analysis

Help Bristol's Homeless Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Help Bristol's Homeless Charity reported income of £551k and spending of £488k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £462k to £551k (+19%), an average of +4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2023, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Help Bristol's Homeless Charity sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% 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 The Fresh Visions People Limited (£551k), The Magdalen and Lasher Charity (£553k) and Aldate's Community Transformation !nitiatives Ltd (£551k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 56% and charitable activities 44%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £948k would cover about 23 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.