LoveBristol

Registered charity 1133549 · since 2010lovebristol.org·Afghanistan, Akrotiri, Albania, Algeria, American Samoa, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antarctica … [225 more]·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£6,502

Annual giving, year to 31 August 2024

From filed accounts

Open to applications

Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

The Treasure Chest Fund is open to people and projects in Stokes Croft, so check that your work is based there before applying.
The annual report gives total giving of £6,502, which may include grants to individuals, so keep any request modest.
The fund accepts applications on a rolling basis, so you can apply at any time rather than wait for a deadline.
Its stated interests include community, creativity and care, with past support for local artists making murals, educational projects with young people and a literature festival, so projects in those areas will fit most naturally.
The material does not say how competitive the fund is or whether contacting it first helps, so a short written enquiry is a sensible first step.

Overview

LoveBristol is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1133549).

LoveBristol is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Its stated purposes include advancing the Christian faith and the teachings of Jesus Christ, relieving those in poverty or need, and advancing good health and relieving sickness, disease or suffering. It provides volunteers for community development and supports and starts regeneration projects in Stokes Croft and the Bristol area. The annual report gives total giving of £6,502 and describes four main areas of activity: social enterprises, religious community housing, church gatherings, and Ukraine resettlement work.

What they fund

Priority Areas

LoveBristol describes its Treasure Chest Fund as a local source of support: proceeds from the shop go into the fund, which people and projects in Stokes Croft can apply to. It has supported local artists making murals, educational projects with young people, and a literature festival. More broadly, LoveBristol says it supports existing projects and sets up new ones, aiming to care for communities across Bristol and surrounding areas and bring positive change to the city. Its wider approach centres on community, creativity and care, with practical support and local community improvement.

Geographic Focus

The Stokes Croft area.

How to apply

People and projects in the Stokes Croft area can apply to the Treasure Chest Fund.

Where they fund

Registered area of operation (Charity Commission)

Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antarctica
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Armenia
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Barbados
Belarus
Belgium
Belize
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana
Brazil
Brunei
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
China
Colombia
Comoros
Congo
Costa Rica
Croatia
Cuba
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Djibouti
Dominica
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
eSwatini
Ethiopia
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Georgia
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Greenland
Grenada
Guatemala
Guernsey
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Haiti
Honduras
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Ireland
Isle of Man
Israel
Italy
Ivory Coast
Jamaica
Japan
Jersey
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kosovo
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Latvia
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar
Malawi
Malaysia
Maldives
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mexico
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal
Netherlands
New Zealand
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan
Palau
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Samoa
San Marino
Sao Tome and Principe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Sri Lanka
St. Lucia
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Thailand
The Bahamas
The Gambia
Togo
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia
Turkey
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu
Uganda
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Venezuela
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Bristol
North Somerset
Somerset
South Gloucestershire
Akrotiri
American Samoa
Anguilla
Bermuda
British Indian Ocean Territory
British Virgin Islands
Cayman Islands
Cook Islands
Dhekelia
Faroe Islands
French Polynesia
Gibraltar
Guam
Montserrat
New Caledonia
Niue
Norfolk Island
Northern Mariana Islands
Puerto Rico
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Turks and Caicos Islands
Wallis and Futuna
Christmas Island
Cocos (Keeling) Islands
French Guiana
Guadeloupe
Macau
Martinique
Mayotte
Reunion
Saint Helena

Similar funders

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Five years of accounts

Financial year	Income	Expenditure	Grants paid	Accounts document
year to 31 August 2020	—	—	£371	Accounts for year to 31 August 2020
year to 31 August 2021	£583,312	£469,780	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022	£704,196	£693,681	£2,500	Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023	£707,372	£732,886	—	Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024	£622,210	£688,913	£6,502	Accounts for year to 31 August 2024

Income vs grants paid

IncomeGrants paid

Total value each financial year

YE 2022

£2,500 grants

YE 2024

£6,502 grants

Grants paid stayed within income across the 2 years shown.

Grants paid, year to 31 August 2020; year to 31 August 2022: grants to institutions, as reported on the charity register (Part B).
Grants paid, year to 31 August 2024: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.

— No grants figure for those years.

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.