Trinity College Bristol Limited

Analysis

Trinity College Bristol Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in November 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01056656). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Trinity College Bristol Limited reported income of £3.1m and spending of £2.9m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £2.6m to £3.1m (+20%), an average of +4.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Trinity College Bristol Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% 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 The Royal Foundation of St Katharine (£3.1m), The Westminster Abbey Trust (£3.1m) and St Cuthbert's College Ushaw (£3.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 78%, trading 16% and donations and legacies 5.5%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £5,062. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 11%. Reserves of £175k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 47 people.