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Bristol Community Arts

Bristol Community Arts is a registered charity (number 293837) based in Bristol, governed by 2 trustees. Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 2 trustees

Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources

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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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About

What it does
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
Where
Bristol City
Website
www.bristolcommunityarts.org (opens in a new tab)
Registered
1986

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025--
  • 2024--
  • 2023--
Earlier years
  • 2022£9k£51k
  • 2021£251k£97k

Income trend, 2021 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2021: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

4.1 THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (OBJECTS) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING: 4.1.1 THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY, IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, LEISURE AND VOLUNTEERING OPPORTUNITIES AND WITH A VIEW TO STRENGTHENING SOCIAL COHESION; 4.1.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE APPLIED AND VISUAL ARTS, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY PROVIDING PARTICIPATORY ARTS WORKSHOPS, CLASSES AND ACTIVITIES IN COMMUNITY SETTINGS; AND 4.1.3 THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION, IN EACH CASE, WITHIN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA. 4.2 IN THIS ARTICLE 4: 4.2.1 "SOCIALLY EXCLUDED" MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF AS A RESULT OF ONE OF MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT; FINANCIAL HARDSHIP; YOUTH OR OLD AGE; ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL); SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY INCLUDING ALCOHOL AND DRUGS; DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF SEX, RACE, DISABILITY, ETHNIC ORIGIN, RELIGION, BELIEF, CREED, SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR GENDER RE-ASSIGNMENT; POOR EDUCATIONAL OR SKILLS ATTAINMENT; RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN; POOR HOUSING (THAT IS HOUSING THAT DOES NOT MEET BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS); CRIME (EITHER AS A VICTIM OF CRIME OR AS AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY); AND 4.2.2 "SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT" MEANS DEVELOPMENT WHICH MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS. 4.3 NOTHING IN THESE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008

Grants received

1 grant · £2,000 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

Top funders

Most recent

Board analysis

Board DNA

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.

2 trustees on the board

7y median 7y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (2)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Economic/community Development/employment 2Education/training 2

Gaps to watch

  • Several long-serving trustees could step down together
  • Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 2 years.
2021
2022
incomespending£9k latest income
64 days
Latest accounts filed after the due dateiFiled after the due dateDate the accounts were received minus the reporting due date, latest filed cycle, Charity Commission register.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
293837
Status
Registered
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1ST MARCH 1984AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 30 SEP 2020AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 11 NOV 2020
Contact on the register
07818305651 · info@bristolcommunityarts.org
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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