THE BRISTOL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY — grant history

Registered charity 1048637 · filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income

£112k

Grants listed (FY2024)

Listed grants total

£6k

Accounts grants total

£5k

listed grants do not fully reconcile with the accounts total — list may be partialextracted from its FY2024 accounts

Application guidance — from the funder’s own website

How to apply: The funder does not explicitly state whether it accepts unsolicited applications. Contact is welcomed from groups seeking a project partner or meeting space via email at [email protected] or by telephone at 0117 973 4720.

Summarised from www.bcsbristol.org.uk on 13/08/2026. Always check the funder’s site before applying.

What this funder supports

Based on the register classifications and operating areas of the grant recipients we could match to the charity register (a subset of all grantees).

Causes funded

Recreation (2 grantees)
Arts/culture/heritage/science (2 grantees)
Education/training (2 grantees)
General Charitable Purposes (1 grantee)
Other Charitable Purposes (1 grantee)
Overseas Aid/famine Relief (1 grantee)
Religious Activities (1 grantee)
Accommodation/housing (1 grantee)
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives (1 grantee)
Economic/community Development/employment (1 grantee)

Where grantees operate

Bristol City (4 grantees)
Throughout England And Wales (2 grantees)
Gloucestershire (1 grantee)
North Somerset (1 grantee)
Northern Ireland (1 grantee)
Scotland (1 grantee)
South Gloucestershire (1 grantee)
Bath And North East Somerset (1 grantee)
Wiltshire (1 grantee)
Camden (1 grantee)

Grants made, per its accounts filings

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Recipient	Year	Amount	Purpose
Fancy Finance	FY2024	£1k	Donation representing a safe space for monthly meetings.
ATLAN	FY2024	£1k	Donation towards the film festival project.
Bristol Photo Festival	FY2024	£500	Donation towards the festival.
Sierra Leone Bristol Association in conjunction with Sierra Women Independent Group	FY2024	£500	Donation towards the Festive Appeal for gifts.
Glenside Hospital Museum	FY2024	£500	Donation towards the tea party event.
The Kenyan Association in Bristol	FY2024	£500	Partnership donation and use of event space.
CACEFU Kids Marching Band Mozambique	FY2024	£300	Donation for musical instruments and uniforms.
Sierra Leone Bristol Association (SLEBA)	FY2024	£300	Donation for costumes and transport for Afrofest performers.
Commonwealth Scholars New Year’s Party	FY2024	£280	Donation towards the event for Commonwealth Scholars studying at Bristol, Exeter and Bournemouth universities.
Bristol Link with Beira (BLB)	FY2024	£250	Donation towards their annual calendar appeal.
Commonwealth Day	FY2024	£190	Donation towards light refreshments for the Commonwealth Day celebration.
Bristol Cathedral	FY2024	£150	Donation towards the Access for All appeal.
Punjabi Forum International	FY2024	£150	Donation towards the Community Awareness and Inclusion Day and continued work of PFI.
The Pioneers Exhibition Initiative	FY2023	£675	Windrush 75th Anniversary Exhibition
St Pauls Carnival	FY2023	£500	Educational and outreach programmes
Sierra Leone Association in Bristol (SLEBA)	FY2023	£300	Welfare and social advancement of Sierra Leoneans in Bristol
Bristol Folk House	FY2023	£300	Dark Room Project
Lifeskills for Learning	FY2023	£300	Life skills for children and young people with learning disabilities
1625 Independent People	FY2023	£300	Youth homelessness support
The CACEFU Kids Marching Band	FY2023	£300	Musical instruments and uniforms for Zambezia School
Bristol Beira Link	FY2023	£250	Beira Day flag raising celebration
Commonwealth Scholars	FY2023	£200	Commonwealth Model United Nations
Punjabi Forum International	FY2023	£150	Sikh Remembrance service and welfare projects
Help the Homeless	FY2023	£100	India and Pakistan Independence Days fundraising
Khalsa Aid	FY2023	£100	Turkey and Syria Earthquake Appeal
UNICEF	FY2023	£100	Vanuatu Cyclone Appeal
Disasters Emergency Committee	FY2023	£100	Malawi and Mozambique Cyclone Appeal
Circus Starr	FY2023	£100	Entertainment for disabled or disadvantaged children
Gloucestershire County Cricket Club	FY2022	£650	towards GCC’s Jubilee celebration
Johnny Kalsi Dohl Foundation	FY2022	£550	towards the ongoing work
Billy Chip	FY2022	£500	towards their work
St Pauls Carnival	FY2022	£500	donates £500 annually
Black Artists on the Move	FY2022	£400	sponsored this acclaimed event
Commonwealth Scholars Welcome Party	FY2022	£300	towards the occasion
Disasters Emergency Committee	FY2022	£300	through the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) for Pakistan Flood Relief Appeal
CACEFU Kids Marching Band	FY2022	£300	help towards much needed musical instruments and uniforms
Heart of BS13	FY2022	£250	donation
Commonwealth Scholars Networking Event	FY2022	£200	towards the event
Punjabi Forum International	FY2022	£100	donates £100 annually

About this data

This grant list is extracted by automated reading of the grant-maker’s own accounts PDFs as filed with the Charity Commission, and cross-checked against the accounts’ stated grant totals (listed sum 5820 vs reference 4620 (26.0% diff; ref=stated)). Recipients are linked to register entries only on an exact charity-number or unambiguous exact-name match. If you represent this funder and want a correction, contact us.