Bristol International Trust

Analysis

Bristol International Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 1987, 39 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bristol International Trust reported income of £112k and spending of £90k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £69k to £112k (+62%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bristol International Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 73rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Stockport Muslim Foundation Limited (£111k), Lippy People CIO (£112k) and Redeemed Christian Church of God (Winners Place) (£111k).