Bristol Legacy Foundation

Analysis

Bristol Legacy Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, economic/community development/employment and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. 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 October 2025, Bristol Legacy Foundation reported income of £86k and spending of £82k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 2 years on record, from October 2024 to October 2025, income grew from £58k to £86k (+48%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2025, when income rose by 48%. Over the whole period it spent 77% 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 Legacy Foundation sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include West Acre Arts Foundation Limited (£86k), British Society for Geomorphology (£86k) and Carmarthen and District Youth Opera (£86k).