CCEW Charity Commission profile

CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE TRUST

Registered charity 205658 · organisation 205658

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status
Registered
Reporting status
Submission Received
Charity type
Other
Registered
7 May 1962
Removed
Not supplied
Financial period
1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income
£3,051,118
Latest expenditure
£5,078,019
Gift Aid
Yes
Owns or uses land
Yes
In administration
No
Insolvent
No
CIO
No

Public contact address: RED ROOFS, STATION ROAD, FLAX BOURTON, BRISTOL, BS48 1UA

02 Activities

What the charity does

Operation of Clifton Suspension Bridge

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received
24 August 2025
Date Accounts Received
24 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,051,118
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,078,019
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received
12 September 2024
Date Accounts Received
12 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,190,682
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,388,112
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received
31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,751,855
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,563,796
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received
14 October 2022
Date Accounts Received
14 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,496,767
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,229,154
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Reporting Due Date
31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received
1 November 2021
Date Accounts Received
1 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,074,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,882,659

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
24 August 2025
Total Gross Income
£3,051,118
Total Gross Expenditure
£5,078,019
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
40
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
12 September 2024
Total Gross Income
£3,190,682
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,388,112
Grant Making Is Main Activity
No
Count Govt Contracts
0
Count Govt Grants
£0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
No
Trustee Receives Payments Services
No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
15
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Total Gross Income
£2,751,855
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,563,796
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 90001 100000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
14 October 2022
Total Gross Income
£2,496,767
Total Gross Expenditure
£2,229,154
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
10
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
1 November 2021
Total Gross Income
£2,074,823
Total Gross Expenditure
£1,882,659
Charity Raises Funds From Public
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
Yes
Count Govt Grants
£2
Income From Government Grants
£10,761
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
No
Trustee Resigned Employment
No
Employees Salary Over 60k
Yes
Count Salary Band 80001 90000
1
Count Volunteers
10

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
Yes
Fin Period Order Number
1
Ar Cycle Reference
AR24
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2024
Ar Due Date
31 October 2025
Ar Received Date
24 August 2025
Income Donations And Legacies
26644
Income Other Trading Activities
143903
Income Charitable Activities
2556583
Income Investments
323988
Income Other
0
Income Total Income And Endowments
3051118
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£44,522
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£5,033,497
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
5078019
Expenditure Investment Management
44522
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
35348
Expenditure Support Costs
35348
Expenditure Depreciation
105673
Gain Loss Investment
914126
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-115000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£4,148,542
Assets Total Fixed
18734306
Assets Own Use
2253146
Assets Long Term Investment
16481160
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-224000
Assets Other Assets
£812,133
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,406,897
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£17,915,542
Creditors One Year Total Current
1406897
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£678,661
Funds Endowment
7049008
Funds Unrestricted
10866534
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
17915542
Count Employees
33
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
2
Ar Cycle Reference
AR23
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2023
Ar Due Date
31 October 2024
Ar Received Date
12 September 2024
Income Donations And Legacies
24164
Income Other Trading Activities
55686
Income Charitable Activities
2591189
Income Investments
391663
Income Other
127980
Income Total Income And Endowments
3190682
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£50,847
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,337,265
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2388112
Expenditure Investment Management
50847
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
31182
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
118215
Gain Loss Investment
941653
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-131000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£3,289,159
Assets Total Fixed
19054877
Assets Own Use
1922328
Assets Long Term Investment
17132549
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-109000
Assets Other Assets
£1,301,230
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,103,790
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£19,143,317
Creditors One Year Total Current
1103790
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,155,495
Funds Endowment
6846008
Funds Unrestricted
12297309
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
19143317
Count Employees
34
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
3
Ar Cycle Reference
AR22
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2022
Ar Due Date
31 October 2023
Ar Received Date
31 October 2023
Income Donations And Legacies
23979
Income Other Trading Activities
119407
Income Charitable Activities
2227749
Income Investments
380070
Income Other
650
Income Total Income And Endowments
2751855
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,563,796
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2563796
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
0
Expenditure Support Costs
31935
Expenditure Depreciation
118209
Gain Loss Investment
-1515148
Gain Loss Pension Fund
665000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£10,888,086
Assets Total Fixed
17072491
Assets Own Use
1833924
Assets Long Term Investment
15238567
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-8000
Assets Other Assets
£1,561,125
Assets Total Liabilities
£1,095,522
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£17,530,094
Creditors One Year Total Current
1095522
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,494,399
Funds Endowment
6642008
Funds Unrestricted
10888086
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
17530094
Count Employees
28
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
4
Ar Cycle Reference
AR21
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2021
Ar Due Date
31 October 2022
Ar Received Date
14 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies
12009
Income Other Trading Activities
0
Income Charitable Activities
2058874
Income Investments
392548
Income Other
33336
Income Total Income And Endowments
2496767
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£2,229,154
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
2229154
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
21776
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
118209
Gain Loss Investment
1415456
Gain Loss Pension Fund
512000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£6,213,175
Assets Total Fixed
17254020
Assets Own Use
1952133
Assets Long Term Investment
15301887
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-633000
Assets Other Assets
£2,533,845
Assets Total Liabilities
£962,682
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£18,192,183
Creditors One Year Total Current
962682
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£2,445,814
Funds Endowment
6060008
Funds Unrestricted
12132175
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
18192183
Count Employees
28
Charity Only Accounts
Yes
Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
No
Fin Period Order Number
5
Ar Cycle Reference
AR20
Fin Period Start Date
1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date
31 December 2020
Ar Due Date
31 October 2021
Ar Received Date
1 November 2021
Income Donations And Legacies
0
Income Other Trading Activities
50157
Income Charitable Activities
1610722
Income Investments
345315
Income Other
68629
Income Total Income And Endowments
2074823
Income Legacies
0
Income Endowments
0
Expenditure Raising Funds
£0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
£1,882,659
Expenditure Other
0
Expenditure Total
1882659
Expenditure Investment Management
0
Expenditure Grants Institution
0
Expenditure Governance
17477
Expenditure Support Costs
0
Expenditure Depreciation
120209
Gain Loss Investment
-5842
Gain Loss Pension Fund
-391000
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
0
Gain Loss Other
0
Reserves
£9,037,106
Assets Total Fixed
16011605
Assets Own Use
2070342
Assets Long Term Investment
13941263
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
-1096000
Assets Other Assets
£1,973,286
Assets Total Liabilities
£891,777
Assets Current Investment
0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
£15,997,114
Creditors One Year Total Current
891777
Creditors Falling Due After One Year
0
Assets Cash
£1,894,322
Funds Endowment
6960008
Funds Unrestricted
9037106
Funds Restricted
0
Funds Total
15997114
Count Employees
28
Charity Only Accounts
Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
North Somerset
Welsh Ind
No
Geographic Area Type
Local Authority
Geographic Area Description
Bristol City
Welsh Ind
No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code
101
Classification Type
What
Classification Description
General Charitable Purposes
Classification Code
207
Classification Type
Who
Classification Description
The General Public/mankind
Classification Code
306
Classification Type
How
Classification Description
Provides Services

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE TRUST
Charity Event Order
1
Event Type
Standard registration
Date Of Event
1962-05-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE ACTS 1952, 1980, AND 1986.
Charitable Objects
THE MAINTENANCE OF CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.
Area Of Benefit
BRISTOL

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name
Complaints policy and procedures
Policy Name
Risk management
Policy Name
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Policy Name
Social media policy and procedures
Policy Name
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Policy Name
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Policy Name
Investment
Policy Name
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Policy Name
Paying staff
Policy Name
Conflicting interests
Policy Name
Volunteer management
Policy Name
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Policy Name
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Policy Name
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Policy Name
Complaints handling
Policy Name
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Policy Name
Bullying and harassment policy and procedures