THE BRISTOL SOUP RUN TRUST

Registered charity 298819 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Operates a 'soup run' in the city of Bristol every night of year. Distribution of food, beverages, clothes, toiletries, blankets, information on accommodation and day centres to under privileged, needy, and vulnerable people.

Objects

The objects of the Charity are: The prevention and relief of poverty by the provision of food, advice, support and assistance to persons in need, in particular (but not limited to) those who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless or otherwise suffering the effects of poverty.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED IN PRACTICE BRISTOL

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Gloucestershire, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a loss of £18,523 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted reserves falling to £115,656 from £134,179 the previous year. The trustees maintain adequate reserves to cover commitments for the current financial year and the following 12 months. The trustees have concluded that there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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 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.

• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

In the news

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• Clifton College proud to be supporting the Bristol Soup Run Trust cliftoncollege.com · 19/12/2025

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• Pret — “Our partnership with Pret in Clifton allows us to collect unsold food five nights a week, helping the Bristol Soup Run Trust provide fresh s…” (source page)
• Build Bristol — “We also receive ongoing financial support and assistance from Build Bristol, whose contributions help us continue and expand our services th…” (source page)
• Gopak — “Additionally, Gopak in Sharpness kindly supplies cups for our hot drinks and soup runs, ensuring we can serve safely and efficiently during …” (source page)

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Trustees · trustee networks

• Anthony Neil Coletto
• Dr Appolinaire Etoundi
• Natalie Emma Carr
• Richard Price
• Sheeylah Price

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

Operates in: Bristol City

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Known funders

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with FEED THE HOMELESS.

• FEED THE HOMELESS income £25k
• BRISTOL CITY OF SANCTUARY income £180k
• THE RAINBOW OF HOPE/PARADISE RUN income £45k
• CITY OF BRISTOL ROWING CLUB income £255k
• BRISTOL ROVERS COMMUNITY TRUST income £717k
• THE BRISTOL CHILDREN'S HELP SOCIETY income £295k

Side by side with its peers

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