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BRISTOL CITY OF SANCTUARY

Registered charity 1177122 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bristol City of Sanctuary works with organisations and individuals in Bristol to take practical activities to promote welcome and safety for all, including people seeking sanctuary fleeing from war, violence and persecution.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£102k
Latest spending
£43k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds increased from £136,109 to £164,559, driven by a rise in unrestricted funds. The charity maintains positive cash reserves with unrestricted funds at £16,928 and restricted funds at £82,997 at the end of the period.

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 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bristol City of Sanctuary (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City · South Gloucestershire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£102k£43k
31/03/2024£37k£19k
31/03/2023£31k£35k
31/03/2022£35k£28k
31/03/2021£42k£23k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL CITY OF SANCTUARY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds increased from £136,109 to £164,559, driven by a rise in unrestricted funds. The charity maintains positive cash reserves with unrestricted funds at £16,928 and restricted funds at £82,997 at the end of the period. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRISTOL CITY OF SANCTUARY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRISTOL CITY OF SANCTUARY as a grant recipient include THE NISBET TRUST, THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUND.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£15k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£15k
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUNDFY2025£10k
THE HILDEN CHARITABLE FUNDFY2023£5k

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
THE SUNRISE FOUNDATION CIO1£277k
THE HEADLEY TRUST1£69k
THE A B CHARITABLE TRUST1£50k
THE RAYNE FOUNDATION1£30k
NETWORK FOR SOCIAL CHANGE CHARITABLE TRUST1£20k
THE MERCHANT VENTURERS CHARITY1£10k
The Patricia Routledge Foundation1£4k
THE SIMMONS AND SIMMONS CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£4k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HELP BRISTOL'S HOMELESS CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRISTOL CITY OF SANCTUARY£102k—0unclear—no doubt
HELP BRISTOL'S HOMELESS CHARITY FY2025£551k—0unclear—no doubt
CITY OF SANCTUARY UK FY2024£495k—0unclear—no doubt
CHANGES BRISTOL LTD FY2025£305k—0unclear—no doubt
Bristol City Robins Foundation FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
BRISTOL AND BATH PARKS FOUNDATION FY2025£331kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt

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