Abbeyfield Bristol and Keynsham Society

Analysis

Abbeyfield Bristol and Keynsham Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in December 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 00872566). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Abbeyfield Bristol and Keynsham Society reported income of £2.8m and spending of £3.0m, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2020 to March 2025, income grew from £1.8m to £2.8m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Abbeyfield Bristol and Keynsham Society 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YMCA Indian Student Hostel (£2.7m), Wirral Christian Centre Trust Limited (£2.8m) and Bromley and Croydon Women's Aid (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and investments 2.5%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £5.1m would cover about 20 months of spending at that rate. It employed 32 people.