Bristol Health Research Charity

Analysis

Bristol Health Research Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in July 1966, 60 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2026, Bristol Health Research Charity reported income of £15k and spending of £25k, spending 167% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £14k to £15k (+4.9%), an average of +1.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 110% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bristol Health Research Charity sits at the 33rd percentile: it is larger than about 33% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 39th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Birchley St Marys Third World Group (£15k), The Stanborough Chorus (£15k) and Mildenhall Parish Charities (£15k).