Bristol Folk House

Analysis

Bristol Folk House is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science, recreation and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 11752084). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bristol Folk House reported income of £1.0m and spending of £908k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £284k to £1.0m (+261%), an average of +38% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 139%. 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 Folk House sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Bulldog Trust Limited (£1.0m), The Questors Limited (£1.0m) and Freshwater Biological Association (£1.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 75%, trading 22% and donations and legacies 2.3%. Charitable activities took 76% of spending and raising funds 24%. Reserves of £100k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.