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THE BRISTOL CITY MISSION SOCIETY (INCORPORATED)

Registered charity 252282 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To communicate the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ in appropriate ways through our mission station currently supported and overseen by the Executive Committee of the Society.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · Other Charitable Purposes · Get email alerts

Latest income
£352k
Latest spending
£229k
Registered
1967
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £123,353 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by a £228,892 gain on the disposal of a property. Total funds at year-end stood at £1,842,671, with free reserves of £387,046 exceeding the trustees' policy target of approximately £57,000. However, the independent examiner reported significant concerns regarding incomplete accounting records due to suspected fraud, an overstated fixed asset register, and a failure to secure regulatory consent for trustee payments.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £387k)
“It is the policy of the Charity to maintain free reserves (general funds less fixed assets held for Charity’s use) of the charity as a level equivalent to 3 months of unrestricted expenditure, this equates to approximately £57k based on current unrestricted expenditure.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: Failure to obtain Charity Commission consent for trustee payment.
“A third matter of concern relates to the charity’s failure to obtain consent from the Charity Commission for the payment of a trustee. The need for this was brought to the attention of the charity earlier in the year. However, as at year end 2024 this had not been done.” — page 8
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£352k£229k
31/12/2023£205k£222k
31/12/2022£279k£274k
31/12/2021£185k£164k
31/12/2020£169k£262k

Common questions

Is THE BRISTOL CITY MISSION SOCIETY (INCORPORATED) financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a surplus of £123,353 for the year ended 31 December 2024, driven largely by a £228,892 gain on the disposal of a property. Total funds at year-end stood at £1,842,671, with free reserves of £387,046 exceeding the trustees' policy target of approximately £57,000. However, the independent examiner reported significant concerns regarding incomplete accounting records due to suspected fraud, an overstated fixed asset register, and a failure to secure regulatory consent for trustee payments. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.