FEEDING BRISTOL

Registered charity 1177585 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN BRISTOL REGARDING THEIR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, GOOD QUALITY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND THEREBY ALLEVIATE HUNGER CAUSED BY THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FOOD ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA AND SPECIFICALLY FOR THEM TO ACCESS AND AFFORD GOOD QUALITY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND THEREBY ALLEVIATE HUNGER CAUSED BY THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FOOD ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS.

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

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Bristol, City of, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.3m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with total funds decreasing from £182,204 to £134,717. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £39,075, which is below the stated policy target of £50,000 (six months of core operating costs). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern, citing secured income and unrestricted reserves as the basis for this assessment.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of core operating costs, amounting to £50,000 (reserves figure: £39k)
“The trustees agreed a reserves policy in March 2024 to work towards securing and retaining 6 months of core operating costs, amounting to £50,000, as the charity’s unrestricted reserves.” — page 12
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Andrew Street, a trustee, is also a trustee of Community Initiatives South-West. Community Initiatives South-West received £83,659 (2024: £80,000) from the charity in grants as part of the Household Support Fund.
“Andrew Street, a trustee, is also a trustee of Community Initiatives South-West. Community Initiatives South-West received £83,659 (2024: £80,000) from the charity in grants as part of the Household Support Fund.” — page 38
“Julian Mines is also a CEO of Bristol Charities. Bristol Charities received £3,875 in 2025 (2024: £34,500) from the charity in grants as part of the Household Support Fund.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Julian Mines is also a CEO of Bristol Charities. Bristol Charities received £3,875 in 2025 (2024: £34,500) from the charity in grants as part of the Household Support Fund.
“Andrew Street, a trustee, is also a trustee of Community Initiatives South-West. Community Initiatives South-West received £83,659 (2024: £80,000) from the charity in grants as part of the Household Support Fund.” — page 38
“Julian Mines is also a CEO of Bristol Charities. Bristol Charities received £3,875 in 2025 (2024: £34,500) from the charity in grants as part of the Household Support Fund.” — page 38
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited. Discloses 5 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Government income: £1,109,040 — contracts £24,000 (1), grants £1,085,040 (7); 89% of the £1,244,413 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 1
  • Government income: £1,184,995 — grants £1,184,995 (8); 90% of the £1,315,232 total gross income on the same return
  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £687,117 — grants £687,117 (10); 83% of the £824,642 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

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

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

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.3m
Cost of raising funds
£14k
Reserves (reported)
£39k
Employees
4

Reported reserves equal ~0.4 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.7 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (95% 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: 1.1% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.3%) (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
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.3m
31/03/2024£1.3m£1.3m
31/03/2023£825k£789k
31/03/2022£452k£445k
31/03/2021£388k£338k

Common questions

Is FEEDING BRISTOL financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit for the year, with total funds decreasing from £182,204 to £134,717. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £39,075, which is below the stated policy target of £50,000 (six months of core operating costs). The trustees and auditors confirm the charity is a going concern, citing secured income and unrestricted reserves as the basis for this assessment. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Godfrey Wilson Limited.

Who funds FEEDING BRISTOL?

Funders whose own accounts filings name FEEDING BRISTOL as a grant recipient include QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE NISBET TRUST, JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATION, WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHES.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
IRWIN MITCHELL CHARITIES FOUNDATIONFY2023Unverified read£188k
QUARTET COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2021£10k4 grants totalling
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2024£10k
THE NISBET TRUSTFY2023£6k
JOHN JAMES BRISTOL FOUNDATIONFY2023£6kHealth
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2021£5k
WOMBLE BOND DICKINSON (UK) CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2022£3k
WOODLANDS GROUP OF CHURCHESFY2022£2kCity and Community Outreach
THE BURDEN TRUSTFY2021amount not statedSupport of the Marginalised

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/10/2020£35kFeeding Bristol Community Partnerships
UK government20/07/2020£20kVSCE CMC Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund18/01/2019£10kFeeding Bristol

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with GLOSSOPDALE FOODBANK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
FEEDING BRISTOL£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
GLOSSOPDALE FOODBANK FY2025£153k—0unclear—no doubt
NORTH BRISTOL AND SOUTH GLOUCESTERSHIRE FOODBANK CIO FY2025£855k—0unclear—no doubt
FEEDING BRITAIN FY2025£2.7m£60,001 - £70,0001within—no doubt
CHRIST CENTRAL FY2025£521k—0above—no doubt
MELKSHAM FOODBANK AND LIFELINE CIO FY2026£49k—0within—no doubt

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