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EMMANUEL BRISTOL

Registered charity 1139421 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2010
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,145,521, resulting in a net income of £36,816. The charity holds free reserves of £511,941, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £277,200 (three months of average expected expenditure).

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' average expected expenditure (held: £512k)
“It is the intention of the trustees to maintain sufficient cash-backed reserves not held in designated funds to meet three months' average expected expenditure.” — page 5
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees' giving
“During the year, the trustees in aggregate made donations of £34,275 (2023: £28,525) to the charity in furtherance of its objects.” — page 26
“Amounts recharged reflect staff costs recharged to Living Out. Living Out is a registered charity of which Ed Shaw (senior pastor of Emmanuel City Centre) is a trustee.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Staff cost recharges to connected charity
“During the year, the trustees in aggregate made donations of £34,275 (2023: £28,525) to the charity in furtherance of its objects.” — page 26
“Amounts recharged reflect staff costs recharged to Living Out. Living Out is a registered charity of which Ed Shaw (senior pastor of Emmanuel City Centre) is a trustee.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Payment to trustee's wife
“During the year, the trustees in aggregate made donations of £34,275 (2023: £28,525) to the charity in furtherance of its objects.” — page 26
“Amounts recharged reflect staff costs recharged to Living Out. Living Out is a registered charity of which Ed Shaw (senior pastor of Emmanuel City Centre) is a trustee.” — page 20
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Burton Sweet Limited.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£616k
Employees
18

Reported reserves equal ~7.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.0m
31/03/2024£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2023£1.1m£847k
31/03/2022£1.3m£682k
31/03/2021£851k£573k

Common questions

Is EMMANUEL BRISTOL financially healthy?

The accounts state that total income for the year was £1,145,521, resulting in a net income of £36,816. The charity holds free reserves of £511,941, which exceeds the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £277,200 (three months of average expected expenditure). Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Burton Sweet Limited.

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