THE BRIGSTOWE PROJECT

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
The Brigstowe Project offers free confidential and independent advice and support for people affected by HIV and other long term health conditions.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024
Total income:
£829,253
Donations and legacies | £756.17k | |
Charitable activities | £28.65k | |
Other trading activities | £16.85k | |
Investments | £27.60k | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£680,444
Raising funds | £18.22k | |
Charitable activities | £662.23k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £79,680 from 1 government contract(s) and £279,555 from 5 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.
Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £18.22k | |
Charitable expenditure | £662.23k | |
Retained for future use | £148.81k |
People

16 Employee(s)
9 Trustee(s)
11 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
- Disability
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Accommodation/housing
- Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- Recreation
- People With Disabilities
- Other Defined Groups
- Makes Grants To Individuals
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- North Somerset
- South Gloucestershire
Governance
- 17 October 1995: Standard registration
- BRIGSTOWE (Working name)
- BRIGSTOWE PROJECT (Working name)
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Investment
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
Trustees
Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service
9 Trustee(s)
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Thomas Sharkey | Chair | 03 January 2018 |
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Jonathan Downing | Trustee | 13 June 2022 |
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Vicky Harwood | Trustee | 12 April 2019 |
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Jeremy Horwood | Trustee | 18 March 2019 |
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Simon Purkiss | Trustee | 15 March 2017 |
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Alison Scott | Trustee | 02 December 2013 |
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Sheila Ollis | Trustee | 02 December 2013 |
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DOMINIC EASTHAM | Trustee | 28 July 2011 |
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Diane Perry | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Total gross income | £351.57k | £398.36k | £649.34k | £775.86k | £829.25k | |
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Total expenditure | £323.01k | £403.36k | £539.38k | £676.11k | £680.44k | |
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Income from government contracts | £73.15k | £76.28k | £79.46k | £79.46k | £79.68k | |
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Income from government grants | £41.27k | £71.47k | £17.20k | £94.03k | £279.56k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | N/A | N/A | £564.06k | £647.48k | £756.17k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | N/A | N/A | £13.45k | £9.82k | £16.85k | |
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Income - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £70.32k | £114.35k | £28.65k | |
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Income - Endowments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | N/A | N/A | £1.50k | £4.21k | £27.60k | |
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Income - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | N/A | N/A | £520.46k | £654.02k | £662.23k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | N/A | N/A | £18.92k | £22.08k | £18.22k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | N/A | N/A | £2.90k | £4.77k | £1.23k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.
Long term InvestmentsInvestments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.
These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.
Asset / Liability | 31/03/2020 | 31/03/2021 | 31/03/2022 | 31/03/2023 | 31/03/2024 | ||
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Own use assets | N/A | N/A | £5.05k | £4.25k | £15.37k | |
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Long-term investments | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | N/A | N/A | £499.19k | £653.19k | £775.36k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | N/A | N/A | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | N/A | N/A | £49.84k | £103.30k | £87.77k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 March 2024 | 30 December 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2024 | 30 December 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2023 | 20 December 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2023 | 20 December 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2022 | 18 January 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2022 | 18 January 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2021 | 22 December 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2021 | 22 December 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 March 2020 | 27 January 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 March 2020 | 27 January 2021 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 SEPTEMBER 1995 AND AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 25 SEPTEMBER 1995 (PRIOR TO INCORPORATION) AND 23 JULY 2001 AND 20 JULY 2005 AS AMENDED ON 28 NOV 2018 AS AMENDED ON 14 DEC 2018 AS AMENDED ON 28 NOV 2018 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 03 FEB 2024
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN BUT NOT LIMITED TO BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS: 1. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV AND OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE. 2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, CONSULTANCY SERVICES, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND / OR RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH BUSINESSES, CHARITIES, EDUCATION PROVIDERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES. 3. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS PEOPLE ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION OR BELIEF, SEX, AGE, PREGNANCY, RELATIONSHIP STATUS, OR ANY OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION 4. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PROVIDING, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, PEER SUPPORT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.
Area of benefit
IN PRACTICE BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA
Contact information
- Address:
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Brigstowe
Old Coop Business Centre
Ground Floor
40-42 Chelsea Road
BRISTOL
- Phone:
- 01179555038
- Email:
- info@brigstowe.org
- Website:
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