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Foundations for a Fairer Bristol: Impact Report YE2026

Bristol Charities supports Bristol through almshouse homes, neighbourhood community hubs in underserved areas and grants. This is its Impact Report for the year ending 2026 (1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026), published 10 September 2026. The report does not give a charity number, so type is taken from the organisation name and description. Some hub figures in the PDF could not be matched reliably to their labels and were left out. Contact email is the general info@ address from the report; no named Head of Fundraising or Director was found. Source: Bristol Charities YE2026 Impact Report PDF, retrieved Oct 2026.

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Almshouse homes for older people; community hubs in Vassall (Frome Vale) and Stockwood, including Food Club, Tea and Tots, Lunch Club and Soup and Social; individual and organisational grants; Frome Vale Grassroots Grants; a Total Impact Investment Strategy; volunteering

Key Metrics

Key Metric 1 Almshouses housed 148 people in 141 homes, with 94% resident satisfaction
Key Metric 2 Awarded £211,519 from four active grant funds, including grants to 486 households (£163,863) and £47,656 to local organisations
Key Metric 3 Community hubs ran 348 community events or engagement activities, supported by 66 volunteers; Stockwood Food Club provided 904 meals

Key Outcomes

  • Launched its Total Impact Investment Strategy, with £1.9m invested in sustainable and transition bonds
  • Frome Vale Grassroots Grants completed its first three years: 25 grants, £10,000 invested and 1,020 people directly impacted, with further funding now secured
  • 54% of individual grants funding supported disabled applicants and 47% supported people living in the top 10 wards of highest deprivation

Geography

South West

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