The Bristol Commonwealth Society
Registered charity 1048637 Registered since 1995
Operates: Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
7 trustees on the board
- Dr KAY Barnard Chair since 2012
- Athanasis Lazarides since 2023
- Janet Mary Kirk since 2019
- Janis Purdy since 2016
- Nicholas Stephen John Watts since 2025
- Robin Danny Elms since 2014
- Sibusiso Tshabalala since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr KAY Barnard Chair since 2012
- Janet Mary Kirk since 2019
- Janis Purdy since 2016
- Robin Danny Elms since 2014
- Sibusiso Tshabalala since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Janet Mary Kirk since 2019
- Janis Purdy since 2016
- Nicholas Stephen John Watts since 2025
- Robin Danny Elms since 2014
- Sibusiso Tshabalala since 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Dr KAY Barnard Chair since 2012
- Athanasis Lazarides since 2023
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Greek Orthodox Community of Bristol 1 shared trustee
- The Burden Neurological Institute Limited 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Yorkshire Proficiency Test Committee Similar size; both Community development
- Little Explorers PRE-School Similar size; both Community development
- The Hemby Charitable Trust Similar size; both Community development
- SRI Guru Kalgidhar Gurdwara Doncaster Similar size; both Community development
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.bcsbristol.org.uk |
| info@bcsbristol.org.uk | |
| Phone | 01179734720 |
| Address | BRISTOL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY, 14 WHITELADIES ROAD, BRISTOL, BS8 1PD |
Finances
£112,475 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £72,415 | £45,177 |
| 2021 | £64,704 | £50,872 |
| 2022 | £59,506 | £76,665 |
| 2023 | £81,757 | £71,731 |
| 2024 | £112,475 | £176,202 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingEconomic/community Development/employmentWho
Children/young PeoplePeople Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial OriginOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesOther Defined GroupsThe General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsProvides Buildings/facilities/open SpaceProvides Advocacy/advice/informationCharitable objects
(1) THE CHARITIES OBJECTS (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROMOTE WITHIN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS THE INCREASE AND SPREAD OF KNOWLEDGE RESPECTING THE PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES OF THE COMMONWEALTH(2) WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING SUB-CLAUSE IN FURTHERANCE OF THE OBJECTS (BUT NOT OTHERWISE) THE CHARITY MAY:(I) PROVIDE A MEETING PLACE IN BRISTOL FOR ITS MEMBERS(II) MAINTAIN A LIBRARY(III) HOLD MEETINGS AT SUCH INTERVALS AS THEY SHALL DETERMINE FOR THE DISCUSSION OF SUBJECTS OF COMMONWEALTH AND OTHER INTEREST(IV) ENCOURAGE THE STUDY OF THE GEOGRAPHY ETHNOLOGY HISTORY LITERATURE ART NATURAL RESOURCES ECONOMICS AND OTHER SUBJECTS OF COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES IN ANY MANNER THAT THE CHARITY SHALL DETERMINE(V) PROMOTE THE COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE WAYS OF LIFE IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AND ENCOURAGE INTERCHANGE OF IDEAS(VI) ENCOURAGE MUTUAL INTEREST IN COMMONWEALTH COUNTRIES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE(VII) CO-OPERATE WITH OTHER CHARITABLE ORGANISATIONS(VIII) USE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE METHOD PROPER TO THE CARRYING OUT OF THE OBJECTS
Governing document: CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 17/07/1995AS AMENDED ON 10/01/1996AS AMENDED ON 04/03/2008AS AMENDED ON 19/04/2012AS AMENDED ON 18/04/2013 as amended on 19 Apr 2025
Trustees (7)
- Dr KAY Barnardage band 75-79 Chair since 2012
- Athanasis Lazarides since 2023
- Janet Mary Kirkage band 65-69 since 2019
- Janis Purdy since 2016
- Nicholas Stephen John Watts since 2025
- Robin Danny Elms since 2014
- Sibusiso Tshabalalaage band 40-44 since 2018
Connected charities (2)
- The Burden Neurological Institute Limited 1 shared trustee
- Greek Orthodox Community of Bristol 1 shared trustee
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