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The Bristol Commonwealth Society

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1048637
Status
Registered
Reporting
Up to date Last filed Sept. 28, 2026. Filing history
Registered
Aug. 14, 1995
Legal form
Other

Address

Address
Bristol Commonwealth Society
14 Whiteladies Road
Bristol
BS8 1PD

Activities

Provides information and promotes knowledge about the peoples and countries of the Commonwealth, providing a meeting place for members, maintains library, holds meetings, talks and lectures on the Commonwealth, supports young people and students in studies relating to the Commonwealth, cooperates with other organizations interested or working in Commonwealth countries.

Objects: (1) The Charities Objects (Hereinafter Called The Objects) Are To Advance Education And To Promote Within The United Kingdom And Overseas The Increase And Spread Of Knowledge Respecting The Peoples And Countries Of The Commonwealth(2) Without Prejudice To The Generality Of The Foregoing Sub-Clause In Furtherance Of The Objects (But Not Otherwise) The Charity May:(i) Provide A Meeting Place In Bristol For Its Members(ii) Maintain A Library(iii) Hold Meetings At Such Intervals As They Shall Determine For The Discussion Of Subjects Of Commonwealth And Other Interest(iv) Encourage The Study Of The Geography Ethnology History Literature Art Natural Resources Economics And Other Subjects Of Commonwealth Countries In Any Manner That The Charity Shall Determine(v) Promote The Comparative Study Of The Ways Of Life In Commonwealth Countries And Encourage Interchange Of Ideas(vi) Encourage Mutual Interest In Commonwealth Countries Among Young People(vii) Co-Operate With Other Charitable Organisations(viii) Use Any Other Charitable Method Proper To The Carrying Out Of The Objects

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Individuals, Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind

Geography

Local Authority
Bath And North East Somerset, Bristol City, Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire

Finances

Period end Filed Income Expenditure
Dec. 31, 2025 Sept. 28, 2026On time £65,360 £61,778
Dec. 31, 2024 Sept. 18, 2025On time £112,475 £176,202
Dec. 31, 2023 Aug. 7, 2024On time £81,757 £71,731
Dec. 31, 2022 Feb. 15, 2024107 days late £59,506 £76,665
Dec. 31, 2021 Aug. 15, 2022On time £64,704 £50,872
Dec. 31, 2020 Aug. 23, 2021 £72,415 £45,177

Trustees

Name Appointed
Dr KAY BARNARD (Chair) Sept. 14, 2012
Athanasis Lazarides March 8, 2023
Janet Mary Kirk June 1, 2019
Janis Purdy April 30, 2016
Nicholas Stephen John Watts April 19, 2025
Robin Danny Elms April 30, 2014
Sibusiso Tshabalala April 30, 2018