ST PAULS ADVICE CENTRE
Registered charity 1083010 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
PROVISION OF FREE LEGAL ADVICE TO PEOPLE LIVING OR WORKING IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL AND PARTICULARLY IN THE AREAS OF ST PAULS, ASHLEY, EASTON AND EAST BRISTOL. ADVICE IS PROVIDED ON THE FOLLOWING ISSUES: WELFARE BENEFITS; DEBT; HOUSING; IMMIGRATION; CONSUMER AND EMPLOYMENT.
Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £72,851 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £567,732 against expenditure of £494,881. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £228,314, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £180,000 (equivalent to four months' running costs). The trustees confirmed that assets are available and adequate to meet obligations on a fund-by-fund basis.
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 4 of 6 completeness components.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£12k
Reported reserves equal ~5.5 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (89% 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: 2.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- Andrew Jeremy Steward
- Benita Denika Desroaches
- Derek McConnell
- Helen Sipthorp
- Matthew Skuse
- Salha Juma
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bristol City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ST PAULS ADVICE CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a net surplus of £72,851 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £567,732 against expenditure of £494,881. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stood at £228,314, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £180,000 (equivalent to four months' running costs). The trustees confirmed that assets are available and adequate to meet obligations on a fund-by-fund basis. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ST PAULS ADVICE CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ST PAULS ADVICE CENTRE as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST, THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY.
Known funders
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