# THE BRISTOL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1048637
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Aug. 14, 1995
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1048637


## Contact

- **Address:** BRISTOL COMMONWEALTH SOCIETY, 14 WHITELADIES ROAD, BRISTOL
- **Postcode:** BS8 1PD
- **Phone:** 01179734720
- **Email:** info@bcsbristol.org.uk
- **Website:** www.bcsbristol.org.uk



## Activities

**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

**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.

**Area of benefit:** NOT DEFINED




## 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



## Areas of operation

- Bath And North East Somerset
- Bristol City
- Gloucestershire
- Somerset
- Wiltshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £112475 | £176202 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £81757 | £71731 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £59506 | £76665 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £64704 | £50872 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £72415 | £45177 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Dr KAY BARNARD** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 14, 2012
- Athanasis Lazarides — appointed March 8, 2023
- Dr Thomas Frewin — appointed Aug. 13, 2021
- Janet Mary Kirk — appointed June 1, 2019
- Janis Purdy — appointed April 30, 2016
- Nicholas Stephen John Watts — appointed April 19, 2025
- Robin Danny Elms — appointed April 30, 2014
- Sibusiso Tshabalala — appointed April 30, 2018