City Church Bristol
At a glance
Key takeaways
- City Church Bristol's stated objectives are advancing the Christian faith, relieving need, hardship or sickness, and advancing education, and it describes supporting outside charities doing good work around Bristol, so work in those areas that serves the city is the clearest fit.
- Its gifts depend on finances and alignment with its objectives, and no grant range is published, so keep any request modest and tied to what your project needs; its latest annual giving was £52,976.
- No application process appears in the annual report, its register entry or its website, so start with a short message to the contact shown there and explain how your work matches its objectives.
- Its listed geographic focus puts Bristol first, followed by the United Kingdom and the world, and no open round or deadline is published, so ask the contact when it considers gifts before you plan your timing.
Overview
City Church Bristol is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1156712).
City Church Bristol is a Christian charity that makes gifts to individuals and charitable organisations where finances allow and the supported work aligns with its charitable objectives. It began when a group of Christians moved from Brighton to Bristol, believing they had been called to start a church to serve and bless the city. Each week, between 300 and 500 people join a service across Bristol, and no specific proportion of its income or expenditure is set aside for grants.
What they fund
Priority Areas
City Church Bristol makes gifts to individuals and other charitable organisations where finances allow and where the supported work aligns with its charitable objectives. Those objectives include advancing the Christian faith, relieving people in need or hardship or who are sick, and advancing education. It describes supporting external charities doing good work around the city as part of restoring broken lives and serving Bristol. Its giving can also support church plants beyond Bristol, financially and through visits. It sets no specific proportion of income or expenditure aside for grants, and gives where finances allow and work aligns with its objectives.
Themes
- Christian faith
- Need, hardship and sickness
- Education
Geographic Focus
Priority: Bristol; the United Kingdom; the world.
How to apply
No application process is published in the charity's annual report, its register entry or its website. The contact shown is for getting in touch.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- It supports work that aligns with its charitable objectives, where finances allow.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
- United Kingdom
- International
- Bristol
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to City Church Bristol.
Grants
The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:
- Anthem Church Leicester£23,700year to 31 August 2025
- South Lakes Church£8,382year to 31 August 2025
- Home for Good£1,200year to 31 August 2025
Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts. Not included above: 1 line covering other, unnamed recipients (£870); 1 whose recipient could not be identified.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 August 2021 | £441,211 | £367,108 | — | Accounts for year to 31 August 2021 |
| year to 31 August 2022 | £542,735 | £454,295 | £22,076 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2022 |
| year to 31 August 2023 | £641,463 | £541,291 | £54,376 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2023 |
| year to 31 August 2024 | £602,732 | £587,820 | £41,834 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2024 |
| year to 31 August 2025 | £683,461 | £664,904 | £52,976 | Accounts for year to 31 August 2025 |
Income vs grants paid
IncomeGrants paid
Total value each financial year
Grants paid stayed within income across the 4 years shown.
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2022; year to 31 August 2023; year to 31 August 2024: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
- Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- citychurch.org.uk
- citychurch.org.uk/social-action · read on 30 October 2026
- citychurch.org.uk/about-us · read on 30 October 2026
- citychurch.org.uk/getintouch · read on 30 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.
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