THE JUNCTION PROJECT (BRISTOL) CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1110481 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE JUNCTION

Providing accommodation and support for individuals, whose lives have been affected by addiction.

Objects

3.2.1 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG PERSONS SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY, THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND SUPPORT OF A CENTRE FOR SUPPORT, ADVICE, TREATMENT AND AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES OF ACCOMMODATION FOR THOSE IN NEED;3.2.2 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AMONG THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION, AMONG THOSE SUFFERING THE EFFECTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION ON ALL ASPECTS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND ITS EFFECTS AND BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING OR RETRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUFFERERS;3.2.3 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF PROPERTIES OWNED OR MANAGED BY THE CHARITY; AND 3.2.4 TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BEING PRIMARILY BUT NOT LIMITED TO RESIDENTS OF PROPERTIES OWNED OR MANAGED BY THE CHARITY.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income surplus of £31,446 for the year ended 31 December 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Unrestricted reserves increased to £117,999, though the filing states this figure as '£XXXXXX' in the reserves policy section, making a direct comparison to the stated policy target of £213,677 impossible from the text provided. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no matters requiring attention.

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.

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.

• Complaints handling
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/12/2023 (received 03/01/2025, 64 days after the 31/10/2024 due date); year ending 31/12/2022 (received 03/11/2023, 3 days after the 31/10/2023 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.

Funders the charity credits

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

• Bristol City Council — “The Junction Project is an accommodation-based drug and alcohol service, accredited and funded by Bristol City Council.” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~1.8 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 (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 (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• ADAM RUTHERWOOD
• Lisa Dady

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

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