TRINITY COMMUNITY ARTS
Registered charity 1144770 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TRINITY
Projects to engage the local community, widen participation and increase community cohesion Training courses to improve skills and employability, targeting young people not in education, employment or trainingFacilities provision for grassroots community groups to increase service provision in the local areaLive music, theatre and dance activities as a Key Arts Provider for Bristol
Causes: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a positive free reserves position of £124,295, an increase from the previous year's £95,182. The trustees have revised their reserves policy target to three months of unrestricted expenditure, which amounts to £296k based on current expenditure levels. The charity reports adequate resources to fund activities for the foreseeable future and confirms it is a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Trading subsidiary: Trinity Community Enterprises Limited
“The Charity has a wholly owned subsidiary, Trinity Community Enterprises Ltd. The purpose of the subsidiary is to deliver commercial activities that align with and fund the Charity's activity.” — page 19
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Burnside Chartered Accountants. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.
Leadership, per the charity’s website
- Adam Gallacher — Deputy CEO (source)
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.
Property (HM Land Registry)
2 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Cost of raising funds
£523k
Reported reserves equal ~0.7 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 (67% 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: 18.0% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Chris Luffinghamchair
- Alex Bradley
- Dr Fidel Meraz
- Dr Glyn Everett
- Hibaq Mohamed Ahmed
- MARK POOLEY · trustee of 1 other charity
- Paula Orrell · trustee of 1 other charity
- Samia Saidi
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Bristol City
Income and spending
Common questions
Is TRINITY COMMUNITY ARTS financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity closed the year with a positive free reserves position of £124,295, an increase from the previous year's £95,182. The trustees have revised their reserves policy target to three months of unrestricted expenditure, which amounts to £296k based on current expenditure levels. The charity reports adequate resources to fund activities for the foreseeable future and confirms it is a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Burnside Chartered Accountants.
Who funds TRINITY COMMUNITY ARTS?
Funders whose own accounts filings name TRINITY COMMUNITY ARTS as a grant recipient include THE FIDELITY UK FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST, THE LINBURY TRUST, THE BATCHWORTH TRUST, THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY.
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