# THE BRIGSTOWE PROJECT

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1049945
- **Other names:** BRIGSTOWE, BRIGSTOWE PROJECT
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Oct. 17, 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=1049945


## Contact

- **Address:** Brigstowe, Old Coop Business Centre, Ground Floor, 40-42 Chelsea Road, BRISTOL
- **Phone:** 01179555038
- **Email:** info@brigstowe.org
- **Website:** www.brigstowe.org



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE RESTRICTED SPECIFICALLY, IN EACH CASE, ONLY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN BUT NOT LIMITED TO BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS:1. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE AND GOOD HEALTH OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH LONG-TERM HEALTH CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO PEOPLE LIVING WITH OR AFFECTED BY HIV AND OTHER RELATED CONDITIONS, BY THE PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.2. TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, CONSULTANCY SERVICES, THROUGH PARTNERSHIPS AND / OR RESEARCH PROJECTS WITH BUSINESSES, CHARITIES, EDUCATION PROVIDERS AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES.3. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY BY ELIMINATING DISCRIMINATION TOWARDS PEOPLE ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RELIGION OR BELIEF, SEX, AGE, PREGNANCY, RELATIONSHIP STATUS, OR ANY OTHER FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION4. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION BY PROVIDING, AMONGST OTHER THINGS, PEER SUPPORT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY.

**Activities:** The Brigstowe Project offers free confidential and independent advice and support for people affected by HIV and other long term health conditions.

**Area of benefit:** IN PRACTICE BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity, Recreation
- **Who:** People With Disabilities, Other Defined Groups



## Areas of operation

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



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £498009 | £666523 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £829253 | £680444 | £702954 | 16 |
| March 31, 2023 | £775856 | £676108 | £554145 | 27 |
| March 31, 2022 | £649336 | £539379 | £454397 | 14 |
| March 31, 2021 | £398361 | £403357 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Thomas Sharkey** (Chair) — appointed Jan. 3, 2018
- DOMINIC EASTHAM — appointed July 28, 2011
- David Crofton — appointed April 9, 2025
- Dr Adele Wolujewicz — appointed April 9, 2025
- Jeremy Horwood — appointed March 18, 2019
- Joshua Anderson — appointed June 25, 2025
- Sheila Ollis — appointed Dec. 2, 2013
- Simon Purkiss — appointed March 15, 2017
- Vicky Harwood — appointed April 12, 2019