BRISTOL RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1137395 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRISTOL BEARS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, Bristol Bears Foundation

Bristol Bears Foundation was established to promote community participation in healthy recreation and physical activity by facilitating the playing of rugby union and other physical activities. Further assisting young people in education settings and disadvantaged adults who reside in Bristol and surrounding areas through the provision of facilities and opportunities for the playing of rugby union

Causes: Education/training · Disability · 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 income of £31,121 for the year ended 31 August 2025, with total incoming resources increasing to £754,971. The charity held unrestricted reserves of £293,149, which the trustees consider a satisfactory level, although this is below their stated policy target of approximately £361,000.

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 6 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bristol Bears Community Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (76% 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: 8.9% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• CHARLES PATRICK RUSSELL-SMITHchair
• KEVIN JONES
• Lauren O'Sullivan
• Mike Lea · trustee of 3 other charities
• Ralph Andrew Constantine Knibbs · trustee of 1 other charity
• Thomas Darren Tainton
• Vicki Long

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

Operates in: Bristol City · North Somerset · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Bristol City Robins Foundation.

• Bristol City Robins Foundation income £2.7m
• THE BRISTOL SPORT FOUNDATION income £1.6m
• AL-BASEERA BRISTOL CENTRE income £150k
• BARNES RUGBY FOOTBALL CLUB income £399k
• Gloucester Rugby Foundation income £873k
• BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION income £331k

Side by side with its peers

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