THE BRIGSTOWE PROJECT

Charity number: 1049945
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

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 2025

Total income: £498,009
Total expenditure: £666,523

Total income includes £82,966 from 1 government contract(s) and £156,500 from 4 government grant(s)

People

10 Trustee(s)

21 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
  • Accommodation/housing
  • Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Bath And North East Somerset
  • Bristol City
  • North Somerset
  • South Gloucestershire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 17 October 1995: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BRIGSTOWE (Working name)
  • BRIGSTOWE PROJECT (Working name)
Company number:
03107835 Open in new window
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
  • 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
  • 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Thomas Sharkey Chair 03 January 2018
None on record
Joshua Anderson Trustee 25 June 2025
None on record
David Crofton Trustee 09 April 2025
None on record
Dr Adele Wolujewicz Trustee 09 April 2025
None on record
Jonathan Downing Trustee 13 June 2022
None on record
Vicky Harwood Trustee 12 April 2019
None on record
Jeremy Horwood Trustee 18 March 2019
None on record
Simon Purkiss Trustee 15 March 2017
None on record
Sheila Ollis Trustee 02 December 2013
None on record
DOMINIC EASTHAM Trustee 28 July 2011
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 £398.36k £649.34k £775.86k £829.25k £498.01k
Total expenditure £403.36k £539.38k £676.11k £680.44k £666.52k
Income from government contracts £76.28k £79.46k £79.46k £79.68k £82.97k
Income from government grants £71.47k £17.20k £94.03k £279.56k £156.50k
Income - Donations and legacies N/A £564.06k £647.48k £756.17k N/A
Income - Other trading activities N/A £13.45k £9.82k £16.85k N/A
Income - Charitable activities N/A £70.32k £114.35k £28.65k N/A
Income - Endowments N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Investment N/A £1.50k £4.21k £27.60k N/A
Income - Other N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Income - Legacies N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Charitable activities N/A £520.46k £654.02k £662.23k N/A
Expenditure - Raising funds N/A £18.92k £22.08k £18.22k N/A
Expenditure - Governance N/A £2.90k £4.77k £1.23k N/A
Expenditure - Grants institution N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Investment management N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A
Expenditure - Other N/A £0 £0 £0 N/A

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 Accounts not yet received
Annual return 31 March 2024 30 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 30 December 2024 On time
Annual return 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 20 December 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On time
Annual return 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 22 December 2021 On time
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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 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 as amended on 24 Jan 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

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

IN PRACTICE BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Contact information

Address:
Brigstowe
Old Coop Business Centre
Ground Floor
40-42 Chelsea Road
BRISTOL
Phone:
01179555038
Email:
info@brigstowe.org
Website:

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