Ride Bristol

Analysis

Ride Bristol is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover amateur sport and recreation, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. 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 December 2025, Ride Bristol reported income of £27k and spending of £25k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £12k to £27k (+129%), an average of +23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 79%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Ride Bristol sits at the 60th percentile: it is larger than about 60% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 50th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Laurel Park FC Youth Sports Foundation (£27k), Stoke Hammond Community Association (£27k) and Friends of Brackenfield School (£27k).