Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust

Analysis

Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in May 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust reported income of £2.9m and spending of £6.3m, spending 215% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £2.9m (+17%), an average of +4.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 129% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jw3 Development (£2.8m), Citizens Advice Lincoln & Lindsey (£2.9m) and Veddis Foundation (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 83%, investments 10%, trading 4.0% and donations and legacies 1.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.7%. Reserves of £8.6m would cover about 16 months of spending at that rate. It employed 34 people.