Registered charity · Bristol
The Society of Merchant Venturers Almshouses Charity
The Society of Merchant Venturers Almshouses Charity is a registered charity (number 202152) based in Bristol, governed by 1 trustee. Latest income £294k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 1 trustee
- Income £294k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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No individual trustees are listed on the register.
Also 1 organisation acting as trustee: SMV Company Trustee Limited.
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Accommodation/housing
- Where
- Bristol City
- Website
- merchantventurers.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1985
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£294k£131k
- 2024£284k£182k
- 2023£287k£127k
Earlier years
- 2022£136k£136k
- 2021£136k£112k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
ALMSHOUSES FOR POOR PERSONS OF GOOD CHARACTER WHO (EXCEPT IN SPECIAL CASES TO BE APPROVED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION) ARE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF BRISTOL. IN SELECTING RESIDENTS FOR THE MERCHANT VENTURER'S ALMSHOUSES ,PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO MARINERS AND THEIR DEPENDENTS .IN SELECTING RESIDENTS FOR COLSTON'S ALMSHOUSE PREFERENCE SHALL BE GIVEN TO MEMBERS OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 202152
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- SCHEME OF 29 MAY 1985 AS AMENDED BY SCHEME OF 8 MAY 1991.AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 03 JAN 2017
- Contact on the register
- 01179738058 · enquiries@merchantventurers.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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