Hartcliffe and Withywood Ventures

Analysis

Hartcliffe and Withywood Ventures is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in January 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01971731). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Hartcliffe and Withywood Ventures reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.4m, spending 94% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.4m (+14%), an average of +3.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Hartcliffe and Withywood Ventures 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Citizens Advice South West Surrey (£1.4m), St Peters Italian Catholic Church Little Saffron Hill (£1.5m) and Citizens Advice Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 94% and trading 4.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £965k would cover about 9 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.