01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 10 August 2010
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 07273748
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £754,971
- Latest expenditure
- £723,850
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Ashton Gate Stadium, Ashton, BRISTOL, BS3 2EJ
Website recorded by the regulator: https://www.bristolbearsrugby.com/bears-foundation (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Bristol Bears Foundation was established to promote community participation in healthy recreation and physical activity by facilitating the playing of rugby union and other physical activities. Further assisting young people in education settings and disadvantaged adults who reside in Bristol and surrounding areas through the provision of facilities and opportunities for the playing of rugby union
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 5 June 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 5 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £754,971
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £723,850
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 May 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £647,085
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £620,720
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £653,625
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £599,226
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 22 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £598,703
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £503,390
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 27 April 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 27 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £404,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £395,955
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 June 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £754,971
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £723,850
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £18,960
- 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
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £647,085
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £620,720
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £31,760
- 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
- 13
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £653,625
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £599,226
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £31,710
- 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
- 11
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £598,703
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £503,390
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 15168
- Income From Government Grants
- £31,710
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 27 April 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £404,893
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £395,955
- 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
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 8
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 September 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 5 June 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 77271
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 87311
- Income Charitable Activities
- 574748
- Income Investments
- 15641
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 754971
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £66,921
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £656,929
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 723850
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 4354
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 409744
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 2564
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £293,149
- Assets Total Fixed
- 7908
- Assets Own Use
- 7908
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £430,766
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £85,406
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £353,268
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 85406
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £388,297
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 293149
- Funds Restricted
- 60119
- Funds Total
- 353268
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 27 May 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 31875
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 60234
- Income Charitable Activities
- 542549
- Income Investments
- 12427
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 647085
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £3,265
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £617,455
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 620720
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3640
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 142336
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1761
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £267,623
- Assets Total Fixed
- 5446
- Assets Own Use
- 5446
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £442,146
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £125,445
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £322,147
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 125445
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £342,568
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 267623
- Funds Restricted
- 54524
- Funds Total
- 322147
- Count Employees
- 19
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 70621
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 20031
- Income Charitable Activities
- 557368
- Income Investments
- 5605
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 653625
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £6,975
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £592,251
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 599226
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3486
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 96461
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1089
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 277
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £274,063
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2673
- Assets Own Use
- 2673
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £353,053
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £59,944
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £295,782
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 59944
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £268,380
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 274063
- Funds Restricted
- 21719
- Funds Total
- 295782
- Count Employees
- 18
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 September 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 August 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 June 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 22 May 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 76827
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 12350
- Income Charitable Activities
- 508939
- Income Investments
- 587
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 598703
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £2,625
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £500,765
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 503390
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5716
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 81772
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 1877
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £211,999
- Assets Total Fixed
- 2396
- Assets Own Use
- 2396
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £284,979
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £45,992
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £241,383
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 45992
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £180,763
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 211999
- Funds Restricted
- 29384
- Funds Total
- 241383
- Count Employees
- 16
- 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
- South Gloucestershire
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 110
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Amateur Sport
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 305
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 304
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Human Resources
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL RUGBY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2010-08-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 4 JUNE 2010 as amended on 23 Jul 2026
- Charitable Objects
- FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC GENERALLY AND IN PARTICULAR YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE WEST OF ENGLAND, WALES AND SURROUNDING AREAS.TO PROMOTE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION IN HEALTHY RECREATION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY BY FACILITATING THE PLAYING OF RUGBY UNION AND OTHER PHYSICAL AND/OR RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES.TO PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT AND PROVIDE AND ASSIST IN PROVIDING FACILITIES FOR SPORT, RECREATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY OF SUCH PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED FOR SUCH ACTIVITIES BY REASON OF YOUTH, AGE, ILL-HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.TO ADVANCE AND ASSIST THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE AND TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER PURPOSE CURRENTLY RECOGNISED AS 'CHARITABLE' AND ANY NEW CHARITABLE PURPOSES WHICH ARE SIMILAR TO ANOTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE.
- Area Of Benefit
- THE WEST OF ENGLAND, WALES AND SURROUNDING AREAS
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 704733
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- Bristol Bears Foundation
- Charity Name Id
- 601998
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL BEARS COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures