01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 12 July 2019
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 11752084
- Financial period
- 1 September 2024 – 31 August 2025
- Latest income
- £1,025,790
- Latest expenditure
- £908,076
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: 40a PARK STREET, BRISTOL, BS1 5JG
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bristolfolkhouse.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The constitutional objective of the charity remains consistent with its original purpose. It is to improve the conditions of life of the inhabitants of Bristol by the provision and maintenance of a centre for adult education, recreation and other leisure time occupations.
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
- 22 April 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,025,790
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £908,076
- 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
- 30 April 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £749,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £616,814
- 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
- 24 May 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £679,535
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £593,098
- 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
- 20 May 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 20 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £284,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £289,907
- 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
- 24 March 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 July 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £284,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £290,167
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
- 22 April 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £1,025,790
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £908,076
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 0
- 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
- 30 April 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £749,880
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £616,814
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 0
- 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
- 24 May 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £679,535
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £593,098
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- 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
- 2
- 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
- 20 May 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £284,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £289,907
- 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
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 2
- 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
- 24 March 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £284,348
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £290,167
- 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
- £6
- Income From Government Grants
- £28,071
- 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
- 0
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
- 22 April 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 23588
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 230504
- Income Charitable Activities
- 764303
- Income Investments
- 7395
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1025790
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £216,645
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £691,431
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 908076
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 283089
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 22811
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 1600000
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £100,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1949812
- Assets Own Use
- 1949812
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £525,044
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £310,422
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £2,164,434
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 310422
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £485,472
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 2164434
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 2164434
- Count Employees
- 27
- Consolidated 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
- 30 April 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 5899
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 737403
- Income Investments
- 6578
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 749880
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,040
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £615,774
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 616814
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 242256
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9032
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £85,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 136547
- Assets Own Use
- 136546
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £514,283
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £217,755
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £433,075
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 217755
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £486,203
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 21
- Funds Restricted
- 433054
- Funds Total
- 433075
- Count Employees
- 14
- 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
- 24 May 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 18657
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 660299
- Income Investments
- 579
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 679535
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £498
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £592,600
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 593098
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 278106
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 9687
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £75,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 133672
- Assets Own Use
- 133671
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £381,846
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £215,509
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £300,009
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 215509
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £359,671
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 299957
- Funds Restricted
- 52
- Funds Total
- 300009
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Bristol City
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 109
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Arts/culture/heritage/science
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- 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
- 116
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Recreation
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL FOLK HOUSE
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2019-07-12T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- BRISTOL FOLK HOUSE
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2023-02-23T00:00:00
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 301666
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 301666
- Assoc Charity Name
- BRISTOL FOLK HOUSE
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 07 JAN 2019
- Charitable Objects
- TO IMPROVE THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL AND SURROUNDING DISTRICTS BY THE PROVISION AND MAINTENANCE OF A CENTRE FOR ADULT EDUCATION, RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures