Wellspring Settlement
Registered charity 1103139 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BARTON HILL SETTLEMENT, THE SETTLEMENT
The charity provides a range of centre based and outreach services from the centre's site in Barton Hill, in Bristol.Key projects deliver services to support local families and young children and support for local community activities to promote community cohesion and engagement. The Settlement manages a hub of agencies on its site and offers rooms for training.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £689,861 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £4,997,693. The trustees confirm that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £4,977,793, which significantly exceed its stated reserves policy target of £146,000.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: £146,000 (held: £5.0m)
“For 2024/25 this was set at £146,000.” — page 8
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sales to entities with common trustees
“During the year, the Charity made sales totalling £3,353 (2024: £NIL) to entities which have Trustees in common with the Charity. No balances were outstanding at the year end.” — page 20
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Property (HM Land Registry)
4 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (2 freehold); recorded price paid £270k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (100% 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 (5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (29/05/2013) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Hollie Morganchair
- Abdi -Salam Askar
- Abdullahi Farah
- Anne Joslin
- Eliana Ruby Iris Davis
- Emily Purkhardt
- Ewan Cameron · trustee of 1 other charity
- Gerry Monaghan
- Jacob Withington
- Steffi Calderbank
- WILLIAM BEE
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bristol City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is Wellspring Settlement financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £689,861 for the year ended 31 March 2025, increasing total funds to £4,997,693. The trustees confirm that the use of the going concern basis of accounting is appropriate with no material uncertainties identified. The charity maintains unrestricted reserves of £4,977,793, which significantly exceed its stated reserves policy target of £146,000. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Bishop Fleming Audit Limited.
Who funds Wellspring Settlement?
Funders whose own accounts filings name Wellspring Settlement as a grant recipient include JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION, FEEDING BRISTOL, THE NISBET TRUST, THE ROUGHLEY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE WARWICKSHIRE MASONIC CHARITABLE ASSOCIATION LIMITED.
Known funders
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