NORTH BRISTOL ADVICE CENTRE

Registered charity 1066921 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Providing access to advice and information for all sections of the community.Promoting awareness of statutory rights and encourage people to take up their legal entitlements.Monitoring the effects of social policy and contribute to policy development.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a surplus of £35,966 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total unrestricted funds of £539,167. Per the trustees' report, the charity's reserves policy targets between £125,000 and £250,000, and the actual unrestricted reserves of £238,276 fall within this stated range. The filing confirms there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Community Fund — “North Bristol Advice Centre (NBAC) has been awarded core funding of £300,000 over 3 years from The National Lottery Community Fund to develo…” (source page)

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.1 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (15/02/2023) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Sian Edmundschair
• Bob Walters
• Janine Garel
• Owen Davis
• Samuel Thomas Morley
• Syed Taha Bokhari

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).