EMMAUS BRISTOL

Registered charity 1071538 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Provision of home and work experience for homeless and socially disadvantaged people in a Community setting.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£788k
Latest spending
£920k
Registered
1998
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £131,609 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £1,613,267. The trustees identified that costs are rising faster than income and stated that stabilising the financial position and rebuilding reserves is the board’s top priority. While unrestricted funds are currently negative, the charity maintains designated and restricted funds to support its operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental income (36% of income)
“Rental income £282,352, 36% (2024: £252,295, 33%)” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £-4k; policy: three months expenditure)
“Emmaus Bristol aims to maintain unrestricted income funds equal to at least three months expenditure; although this aim is not being achieved currently” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: Emmaus Bristol (Enterprises) Limited
“Emmaus Bristol owns 100% of the share capital of Emmaus Bristol (Enterprises) Limited.” — page 14
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Emmaus Bristol (matched by registered charity number).

Property (HM Land Registry)

4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 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 · instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/06/2025)

Total income
£788k
Total spending
£920k
Cost of raising funds
£16k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (69% 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: 2.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/06/2025£788k£920k
30/06/2024£781k£891k
30/06/2023£754k£892k
30/06/2022£714k£711k
30/06/2021£588k£660k

Common questions

Is EMMAUS BRISTOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a consolidated deficit of £131,609 for the year ended 30 June 2025, resulting in total funds decreasing to £1,613,267. The trustees identified that costs are rising faster than income and stated that stabilising the financial position and rebuilding reserves is the board’s top priority. While unrestricted funds are currently negative, the charity maintains designated and restricted funds to support its operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds EMMAUS BRISTOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name EMMAUS BRISTOL as a grant recipient include EMMAUS U.K., JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST, THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATION, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN, SOUNDWELL, BRISTOL.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EMMAUS U.K.FY2024£99kBuild Your Companion Offer Fund
EMMAUS U.K.FY2022£41kCapacity Development Grants
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2025£30kImproving resilience and outcomes for vulnerable people (including children)
EMMAUS U.K.FY2024£30kEnvironment Fund
EMMAUS U.K.FY2024£27kEnvironment Fund
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2022£20k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2024£15kWelfare
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£11k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£10k
EMMAUS U.K.FY2024£6kEnvironment Fund
EMMAUS U.K.FY2023£6kEnvironmental Fund
EMMAUS U.K.FY2024£5kEnvironment Fund
THE EDGAR E LAWLEY FOUNDATIONFY2026£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. STEPHEN, SOUNDWELL, BRISTOLFY2025£1kGrant
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ALL SAINTS WITH ST JOHN CLIFTONFY2025£558Home missions and other

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund03/04/2025£20kExpanding structured work experience to non-residential volunteers

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with EMMAUS SHEFFIELD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
EMMAUS BRISTOL£788k—0below—no doubt
EMMAUS SHEFFIELD FY2025£659k—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS CAMBRIDGE FY2024£2.0m£60,001 - £70,0001above—no doubt
EMMAUS GLOUCESTERSHIRE FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
EMMAUS BOLTON FY2025£981k—0below—no doubt
EMMAUS TURVEY FY2025£2.0m£60,001 - £70,000—unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.