The Bristol Soup Run Trust

Analysis

The Bristol Soup Run Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in March 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02205600). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bristol Soup Run Trust reported income of £34k and spending of £52k, spending 155% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £41k to £34k (-17%), an average of -4.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Bristol Soup Run Trust sits at the 50th percentile: it is larger than about 50% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fordwich United Charities (£34k), Unfailing Love (£34k) and Mothers' Union Southwell & Nottingham Diocese (£34k).