BRISTOL CHARITIES

Charity Number: 1109141
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Almshouse provision, day services provision and development and grant giving. The Trustees have agreed that the prime objective can be summed up as "Enhancing Quality of Life for Older People in our Communities"

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

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.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 August 2005: Standard registration
  • 17 March 2015: Removed (Ceased to exist)
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Homes England
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • 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
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

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

13 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Street Chair 01 January 2024
None on record
Robert James Yeandle Trustee 23 November 2023
BRISTOL AERO COLLECTION TRUST
Received: On time
Anita Nkolisa Woodburn Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
Be McCarroll Trustee 23 November 2023
None on record
RONI NII KWAME ADJEI Trustee 22 September 2023
None on record
PAULA CARDWELL Trustee 22 September 2023
None on record
Karen Rachel Jones Trustee 10 February 2023
None on record
Keith Anthony Hicks Trustee 21 September 2022
None on record
Ian Dunn BA Trustee 23 September 2020
None on record
Rachel Mary Howell Trustee 26 September 2018
None on record
Andrew Guise Mennell MSc MCIH Trustee 26 September 2018
None on record
Olivia Lettice Spencer BSc RIBA Trustee 26 September 2018
None on record
Nolan Ellis Webber FCSI Trustee 27 September 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £2.27m £1.95m £2.10m £2.33m £3.47m
Total expenditure £2.18m £1.97m £2.32m £2.42m £2.48m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A £19.43k
Income from government grants £325.06k £35.28k £28.90k £34.58k £796.88k
Income - Donations and legacies £2.37k £1.38k £9.49k £1.37k £80.32k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Charitable activities £1.38m £1.21m £1.32m £1.32m £2.23m
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £662.28k £478.06k £749.64k £999.36k £1.12m
Income - Other £218.48k £257.47k £20.66k £11.35k £27.02k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £2.17m £1.96m £2.10m £2.15m £2.15m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £218.32k £261.09k £331.55k
Expenditure - Governance £30.21k £29.22k £27.17k £29.22k £43.08k
Expenditure - Grants institution £118.57k £124.60k £90.37k £89.65k £65.33k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £218.32k £261.09k £331.55k
Expenditure - Other £1.91k £2.97k £3.40k £4.93k £2.52k

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

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 Investments

Investments 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.

Other assets

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 liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These 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.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £20.63m £20.25m £19.85m £19.42m £19.14m
Long-term investments £13.69m £16.35m £18.78m £17.82m £18.58m
Other assets £8.10m £5.40m £3.19m £3.59m £2.92m
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability -£200.06k -£177.06k -£52.21k -£24.05k £0
Total liabilities £4.46m £1.39m £1.26m £1.21m £489.28k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 15 November 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 November 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 16 November 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 16 November 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 October 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 October 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 25 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 25 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document
FEOFFMENT DATED 16 MARCH 1621 AND BY WILL DATED 27 MARCH 1627 AS AMENDED BY SCHEMES DATED 2 NOVEMBER 1926, 28 JULY 1942 AND 29 APRIL 2005 (AS AFFECTED BY A UNITING DIRECTION MADE UNDER S.96 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993 AND DATED 20 MAY 2005.)
Charitable objects
INCOME DISTRIBUTED BETWEEN CERTAIN NAMED ALMSHOUSES AND OTHER BODIES.
Area of benefit
BRISTOL
Registration history
  • 22 August 2005 : Standard registration
  • 17 March 2015 : Removed

Contact information

Address:
THE VASSALL CENTRE
GILL AVENUE
FISHPONDS
BRISTOL
BS16 2QQ
Phone:
01179300301