BRICKS — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 25 April 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £363,374
Latest expenditure: £352,648
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: St. Annes House, St. Annes Road, St. Annes Park, BRISTOL, BS4 4AB

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bricksbristol.org (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Bricks supports the collaboration of local communities, creative communities and social enterprises to ensure they have a strong voice in the city of Bristol, together instigating and delivering creative community activities and managing building assets for the long term.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 15 September 2025
Date Accounts Received: 15 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £363,374
Total Gross Expenditure: £352,648

Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 7 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £307,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £235,308

Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 January 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 4 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 4 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £213,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £213,425

Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 4 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 4 February 2023
Date Accounts Received: 4 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £158,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,217

Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 4 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 30 August 2021
Date Accounts Received: 30 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £78,302
Total Gross Expenditure: £60,845

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2025
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2026
Ar Received Date: 15 September 2025
Total Gross Income: £363,374
Total Gross Expenditure: £352,648
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 12

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 April 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2025
Ar Received Date: 7 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £307,705
Total Gross Expenditure: £235,308
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £6
Income From Government Grants: £113,945
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of 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: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 March 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 January 2024
Ar Received Date: 4 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £213,496
Total Gross Expenditure: £213,425
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £11,224
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
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: 5

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2021
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 4 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 4 February 2023
Total Gross Income: £158,648
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,217
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: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Grants: £1,197
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 4

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 5 April 2020
Fin Period End Date: 4 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 4 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 30 August 2021
Total Gross Income: £78,302
Total Gross Expenditure: £60,845
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: Yes
Charity Agreement Commerical Participator: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: Yes
Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary: Yes
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 10

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Bristol City
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

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

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

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

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

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

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

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

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

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRICKS
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-04-25T00:00:00

08 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 25 Apr 2019
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ADVANCE THE ARTS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT THROUGH THE ESTABLISHING AND MAINTAINING OF AN ART GALLERY, THE PROMOTION OF CONTEMPORARY ART, THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE AND SERVICES TO ARTISTS.

09 Official extract

Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 612795
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BRICKS BRISTOL

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures