BRISTOL COMMUNITY FM LTD

Charity number: 1123827
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

To promote and run the provision of a community radio station as a recreational facility for individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their race, faith, age, gender,infirmity, sexuality or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances in particular but not exclusively for the inhabitants of Bristol and the surrounding area, or for the public at large.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £44,998
Total expenditure: £45,077

Total income includes £8,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 April 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Rebecca Whitmore Trustee 18 February 2023
None on record
Kirsten Lass Trustee 18 February 2023
None on record
Myra Johnson Trustee 18 February 2023
None on record
Phil Vickery Trustee 13 April 2016
None on record
Sherrie Eugene-Hart Trustee 20 November 2014
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £56.04k £64.26k £151.62k £48.95k £45.00k
Total expenditure £56.67k £76.98k £161.71k £55.72k £45.08k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £44.20k £143.59k £30.91k £8.00k

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 2025 06 January 2026 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 06 January 2026 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 February 2024 6 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 February 2024 6 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 05 February 2023 5 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 05 February 2023 5 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 08 April 2022 67 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021

(These accounts
have been qualified)

15 July 2022 165 days late Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 28 FEBRUARY 2005 AS AMENDED BY RESOLUTION DATED 12 NOVEMBER 2009

Charitable objects

(1) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY RADIO AS A RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING CHARITABLE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY FESTIVALS ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE UK, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS (2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN AUDIO AND GENERAL BROADCASTING SKILLS (3) TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF THE DIVERSITY OF HERITAGE, HISTORY AND CULTURES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY (4) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AGREED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION UNDER THE ARTICLES OF THE COMPANY, AND NOTIFIED TO, AND ACCEPTED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION AS CHARITABLE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

UNDEFINED. INPRACTICE, BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Easton Community Centre
Kilburn Street
Easton
BRISTOL
BS5 6AW
Phone:
01179113307
Email:
marcus.smith@bcfmradio.com
Website:

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