Equippers Church Bristol — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 7 March 2008
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 06461016
Financial period: 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
Latest income: £581,341
Latest expenditure: £525,668
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Equippers Church Bristol, 1160 Park Avenue, Aztec West Business Park, Almondsbury, BS32 4TF

Website recorded by the regulator: equippers.co.uk/bristol (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

See Trustees Report

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 30 June 2026
Date Accounts Received: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £581,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £525,668

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: 29 July 2025
Date Accounts Received: 29 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £460,848
Total Gross Expenditure: £467,970

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: 4 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £484,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £354,438

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: 20 July 2023
Date Accounts Received: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £588,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £433,937

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: 31 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £601,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £405,815

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Total Gross Income: £581,341
Total Gross Expenditure: £525,668
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
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: 29 July 2025
Total Gross Income: £460,848
Total Gross Expenditure: £467,970
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: No
Count Volunteers: 200

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
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: 4 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £484,082
Total Gross Expenditure: £354,438
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: Yes
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 20 July 2023
Total Gross Income: £588,693
Total Gross Expenditure: £433,937
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 31 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £601,566
Total Gross Expenditure: £405,815
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: Yes
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: Yes
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 150

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2025
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2026
Ar Received Date: 30 June 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 544127
Income Other Trading Activities: 25384
Income Charitable Activities: 1855
Income Investments: 9975
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 581341
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £14,689
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £510,979
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 525668
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 32978
Expenditure Governance: 2550
Expenditure Support Costs: 294787
Expenditure Depreciation: 61924
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £69,500
Assets Total Fixed: 2224477
Assets Own Use: 2224477
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £822,175
Assets Total Liabilities: £609,155
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,437,497
Creditors One Year Total Current: 88096
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 521059
Assets Cash: £792,631
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2437201
Funds Restricted: 296
Funds Total: 2437497
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
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: 20 July 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 528262
Income Other Trading Activities: 49143
Income Charitable Activities: 624
Income Investments: 10664
Income Other: 0
Income Total Income And Endowments: 588693
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £11,679
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £422,258
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 433937
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 224363
Expenditure Depreciation: 65173
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 440000
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £2,195,791
Assets Total Fixed: 2363380
Assets Own Use: 2363380
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £721,534
Assets Total Liabilities: £825,611
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £2,259,303
Creditors One Year Total Current: 131596
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 694015
Assets Cash: £699,632
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 2195791
Funds Restricted: 63512
Funds Total: 2259303
Count Employees: 3
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
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: 31 October 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 504878
Income Other Trading Activities: 52294
Income Charitable Activities: 8353
Income Investments: 9523
Income Other: 26518
Income Total Income And Endowments: 601566
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £9,996
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £395,819
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 405815
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 249095
Expenditure Depreciation: 65391
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £1,614,057
Assets Total Fixed: 1973064
Assets Own Use: 1973064
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £510,353
Assets Total Liabilities: £818,870
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £1,664,547
Creditors One Year Total Current: 69478
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 749392
Assets Cash: £492,806
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 1614056
Funds Restricted: 50491
Funds Total: 1664547
Count Employees: 4
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 108
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Religious Activities

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: Equippers Church Bristol
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2008-03-07T00:00:00

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/12/2007AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/11/2015 as amended on 05 Dec 2024 as amended on 22 Jan 2025
Charitable Objects: A) TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;B) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THROUGH THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;
Area Of Benefit: NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, THROUGHOUT ENGLAND & WALES

10 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 694661
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: Equippers Church Bristol

Charity Name Id: 325091
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: EDGE CHURCH INTERNATIONAL

11 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures