The Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society

Analysis

The Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in February 1970, 56 years ago. Its declared purposes cover environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under environment and conservation. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2026, The Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society reported income of £16k and spending of £9,334, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2022 to August 2026, income grew from £9,782 to £16k (+60%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 260%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 4,574 England and Wales charities whose main cause is environment and conservation and that reported income, The Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 40th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Friends of Ham Hill (£16k), Bishopstrow Village Hall (£16k) and Great Ouse Valley Trust (£16k).