GERMAN SATURDAY SCHOOL BRISTOL

Registered charity 1150523 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as DEUTSCHE SAMSTAGSSCHULE BRISTOL (DSSB)

Supplementary school for the German community in Bristol - teaching bilingual children of (predominantly) primary school age to read and write in German, German culture and festivals, etc., providing a forum where German can be used with peers.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY A) THE PROVISION OF A SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS INTERESTED IN LEARNING AND PRACTICISING GERMAN IN BRISTOL AND SURROUNDING AREASB) THE PROMOTION OF THE LANGUAGE, CULTURE, HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY OF GERMAN SPEAKING COMMUNITIES

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held total net assets of £15,737 as of 31 August 2025, an increase from £10,415 in the previous year. The filing confirms that no employees were active during the period, with an average number of employees recorded as zero for both 2025 and 2024. The directors acknowledge their responsibilities for complying with the Companies Act 2006 regarding accounting records and account preparation.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 3 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
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07890570

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• BRETTERBAUER, Astrid — director, appointed 15/12/2022on trustee list
• QUADT, Katharina — director, appointed 15/12/2022on trustee list
• VON PAHLEN, Kai — director, appointed 14/09/2022not on trustee list
• DIEHL, Vivien — secretary, appointed 31/01/2024

Official officers record.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• Astrid Bretterbauer
• Kai von Pahlen
• Katharina Quadt
• Roger Michael Seal

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

Operates in: Bath And North East Somerset · Bristol City · Gloucestershire · North Somerset · Somerset · South Gloucestershire · Wiltshire

Income and spending

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