BRISTOL PRIDE

Registered charity 1166817 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRISTOL PRIDE FESTIVAL

To promote equality and diversity for the public benefit and in particular the elimination of discrimination on the grounds of sexual orientation or gender identity. Curating or attending events in an official capacity including speaking, lobbying, raising awareness and challenging hearts and minds. To deliver the annual Bristol Pride festival and programme of LGBT events and activities.

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Latest income
£756k
Latest spending
£854k
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £98,590 for the year, which significantly depleted its unrestricted reserves to £115,816. This figure is below the charity's stated reserves policy target of £250,000, a shortfall attributed to losses in the 2025 festival and reduced income from donations and sponsorship. While the trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, they acknowledge uncertainties regarding future income levels and cash flow pressures due to pre-event payment requirements.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £116k; policy: £250,000)
“The reserves currently sit below the £250,000 target due to losses made in the 2025 festival.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bristol Pride (matched by registered charity number).

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/09/2025)

Total income
£756k
Total spending
£854k
Cost of raising funds
£11k
Reserves (reported)
£116k
Employees
5

Reported reserves equal ~1.6 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Other trading activities (53% 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: 1.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

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

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£756k£854k
30/09/2024£846k£899k
30/09/2023£591k£643k
30/09/2022£549k£460k
31/03/2022£200k£134k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL PRIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a net loss of £98,590 for the year, which significantly depleted its unrestricted reserves to £115,816. This figure is below the charity's stated reserves policy target of £250,000, a shortfall attributed to losses in the 2025 festival and reduced income from donations and sponsorship. While the trustees consider the going concern basis appropriate, they acknowledge uncertainties regarding future income levels and cash flow pressures due to pre-event payment requirements. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2026£20kBristol Pride Accessibility
The National Lottery Community Fund06/02/2025£20kBristol Pride Accessibility
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kBristol Pride Accessibility
The National Lottery Community Fund26/04/2019£10kPRIDE Creative Outreach Workshops

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
ARDONAGH COMMUNITY TRUST1£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with READING PRIDE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRISTOL PRIDE£756k—0below—no doubt
READING PRIDE FY2024£101k—0unclear—no doubt
CARDIFF WALES LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER MARDI GRAS FY2025£698k—0unclear—no doubt
BLACKPOOL PRIDE FESTIVAL FY2025£152k—0unclear—no doubt
CORNWALL PRIDE FY2025£155k—0below—no doubt
WARWICKSHIRE PRIDE FY2025£118k—0unclear—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.