KNOWLE WEST HEALTH PARK COMPANY

Registered charity 1137797 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity promotes and protects good health, relieves sickness of people living in the Knowle West Area of Bristol and the surrounding areas, by working in partnership with the local community, health services and Bristol City Council to address health inequalities in south Bristol. It delivers accessible services aimed at improving health, and develops education and training opportunities.

Objects

TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AND RELIEVE SICKNESS OF PEOPLE LIVING IN THE KNOWLE WEST AREA OF BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE LOCAL COMMUNITY, SERVICE USERS, HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND BRISTOL CITY COUNCIL TO ADDRESS HEALTH INEQUALITIES IN SOUTH BRISTOLDELIVERY A RANGE OF ACCESSIBLE SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES AIMED AT IMPROVING HEALTHDEVELOPING HEALTH RELATED EDUCATION AND TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES THAT ARE RESPONSIVE TO LOCAL NEEDS

Area of benefit: KNOWLE WEST AREA OF BRISTOL 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: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with an overall deficit, resulting in a reduction of total reserves from £569,708 to £466,286. The trustees report that they are working to maintain reserves at a target of three months' operational costs (£113,000), which is currently met by the unrestricted funds. The charity acknowledges challenges regarding shrinking funding and the need to deliver new projects while maintaining cost neutrality.

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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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 — “Our Funders Bristol City Council” (source page)
• Walking for Health — “Our Funders Bristol City Council Walking for Health” (source page)
• Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group — “Our Funders Bristol City Council Walking for Health Bristol Clinical Commissioning Group” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% 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

• Andrea Finney
• Gaynor Elizabeth Brooke
• Louise Parkes
• Paul David Wheeler
• Robert Havard

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

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