Heart of BS13 Ltd

Registered charity 1098338 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as HARTCLIFFE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT ACTION GROUP LTD

Our activities in South Bristol are designed to promote health and well-being by: Developing knowledge of, and opportunities for food growing, nutrition and cooking; Increasing access to affordable fresh produce and wholefoods;Offering one-to-one support to reduce mental and emotional stress; Providing opportunities for regular physical activity.

Objects

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT HEALTH AND TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE ENVIRONMENT IN HARTCLIFFE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

Area of benefit: HARTCLIFFE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£414k
Latest spending
£394k
Registered
2003
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a small surplus overall and increased unrestricted reserves by almost £10,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient reserves and resources to continue operating as a going concern for at least twelve months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension plan and has no debt.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six months of core operating expenditure (held: £105k)
“The Trustees have established a policy whereby unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets should remain between three and six months of core operating expenditure.” — page 10
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Hartcliffe City Farm provided resources and rental services to Heart of BS13 Ltd totalling £1,220. In addition, Heart of BS13 Ltd invoiced Hartcliffe City Farm for supplies totalling £50.
“Alistair Dale (CEO) is a trustee of Hartcliffe City Farm (charity no 1212299). During the year Hartcliffe City Farm provided resources and rental services to Heart of BS13 Ltd totalling £1,220 (2024: £1,202). In addition, Heart of BS13 Ltd invoiced Hartcliffe City Farm for supplies totalling £50 (2025: £320)” — page 26
“Phil Haughton (Trustee) is a director of The Better Food Company (Co no: 03682509). During the year, food products totalling £3,674 (2024: £14,935) were provided to The Better Food Company.” — page 26
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Food products totalling £3,674 were provided to The Better Food Company.
“Alistair Dale (CEO) is a trustee of Hartcliffe City Farm (charity no 1212299). During the year Hartcliffe City Farm provided resources and rental services to Heart of BS13 Ltd totalling £1,220 (2024: £1,202). In addition, Heart of BS13 Ltd invoiced Hartcliffe City Farm for supplies totalling £50 (2025: £320)” — page 26
“Phil Haughton (Trustee) is a director of The Better Food Company (Co no: 03682509). During the year, food products totalling £3,674 (2024: £14,935) were provided to The Better Food Company.” — page 26
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Government income: £52,659 — grants £52,659 (4); 13% of the £414,043 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 35
  • Government income: £94,708 — grants £94,708 (3); 23% of the £417,686 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 600
  • Government income: £85,062 — grants £85,062 (6); 15% of the £572,569 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 31/03/2023 (received 20/02/2024, 20 days after the 31/01/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income
£573k
Total spending
£529k
Cost of raising funds
£20k
Reserves (reported)
£127k
Employees
12

Reported reserves equal ~2.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 7.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% 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: 3.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (3.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£414k£394k
31/03/2025£418k£494k
31/03/2024£573k£529k
31/03/2023£523k£444k
31/03/2022£513k£499k

Common questions

Is Heart of BS13 Ltd financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity ended the financial year with a small surplus overall and increased unrestricted reserves by almost £10,000. Per the trustees' report, the charity has sufficient reserves and resources to continue operating as a going concern for at least twelve months. The charity operates a defined contribution pension plan and has no debt. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Heart of BS13 Ltd?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Heart of BS13 Ltd as a grant recipient include QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, FEEDING BRISTOL, THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST, JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2021£90k3 grants totalling
FEEDING BRISTOLFY2024£27kHousehold Support Fund
FEEDING BRISTOLFY2023£26kHousehold Support Fund distribution
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2023£25k
THE OVO CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2024£25k
FEEDING BRISTOLFY2025£25kHousehold Support Fund
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2025£15k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2025£12kReducing financial and food poverty
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£11k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£10k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2023£10kHealth
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITYFY2021£10kCommunity and social
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2021£10kHealth
CLA CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£5k
THE BRISTOL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETYFY2022£250donation

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund14/08/2026£20kCommunity Big Lunch
The National Lottery Community Fund04/08/2023£10kMH Heart of BS13 'at risk' youth activity summer project
Crowdfunder05/04/2022£4kLocal Action Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund02/07/2021£10kCommunity design and engagement for a climate education hub in BS13
The National Lottery Community Fund29/07/2015£8kRaising a Roundhouse
The National Lottery Community Fund06/01/2014£10kCoping in tough times
The National Lottery Community Fund09/09/2010£7kGet a life and feel better about yourself
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2007£10kBeyond the allotment

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 DHEKBHAL.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Heart of BS13 Ltd£414k—0unclear—no doubt
DHEKBHAL FY2025£841k—0unclear—no doubt
EASTHANDS FY2025£72k—0unclear—no doubt
South East London Mind Limited FY2025£8.3m£80,000 to £90,0003within—no doubt
BRISTOL MIND FY2025£571k—0unclear13.0%no doubt
BLYTH STAR ENTERPRISES LIMITED FY2025£2.6m—2above—no doubt

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