Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 9

Support Score: 8

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 16

BRISTOL COMMUNITY FM LTD

To promote and run the provision of a community radio station as a recreational facility for individuals who have need of such facilities by reason of their race, faith, age, gender,infirmity, sexuality or disablement, financial hardship or social and economic circumstances in particular but not exclusively for the inhabitants of Bristol and the surrounding area, or for the public at large.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 16 years
(19 years as a company)

www.bcfmradio.com

marcus.smith@bcfmradio.com

01179113307

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	*	£152	£162	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	100
31/03/22	*	£64	£77	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/21	*	£56	£57	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	186
31/03/20		£64	£54	£10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/19	*	£34	£32	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	200
31/03/18	*	£34	£32	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	*	£29	£28	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16		£25	£26	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£23	£21	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£23	£21	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£32	£30	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£68	£72	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£68	£76	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£41	£60	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£68	£37	£31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
Other Defined Groups
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
100 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Community FM
£3,000	20/12/2022	Towards a 6-week Cost of Living campaign with radio commercials, weekly guests and social media posts on how families and communities can best survive and thrive this winter.
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bristol Community FM
£125,000	16/07/2021	#YourBristolLife
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Bristol Community FM
£9,500	11/08/2020	COVID19: Bristol Community FM
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Community FM Ltd (Radio Project)
£4,600	12/05/2020	Towards operating costs to enable the group to carry on passing on vital information to the local community during the COVID-19 crisis.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bristol Community FM Ltd (Radio Project)
£2,960	18/12/2018	Collect heritage content from 12 areas of Bristol for radio programmes.
Quartet Community Foundation - Green Credentials
£7,989	27/02/2018 3	Toward developing, producing and airing a set of 10 radio programmes focused on energy reduction called Green Credentials.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 40-80

JERRY COWHIG MBE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

KIRSTEN LASS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

MICHAEL MACMAHON Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Public Speaking Coach And Writer

MYRA JOHNSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

PHIL VICKERY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Civil Servant

REBECCA WHITMORE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Trustee

SHERRIE EUGENE-HART Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Broadcaster

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2008, number: 1123827
Registered at Companies House on 28/02/2005, number: 05377534

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR22: 5 days late, AR21: 67 days late, AR19: 82 days late, AR18: 65 days late, AR17: 28 days late,

Main office

Easton Community Centre
Kilburn Street
Easton
BRISTOL
BS5 6AW

Objectives

(1) TO PROMOTE THE PROVISION OF A COMMUNITY RADIO AS A RECREATIONAL FACILITY FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY FOR THE INHABITANTS OF BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE, INCLUDING MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC ATTENDING CHARITABLE AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT COMMUNITY FESTIVALS ELSEWHERE WITHIN THE UK, IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS(2) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING IN AUDIO AND GENERAL BROADCASTING SKILLS(3) TO PROMOTE RACIAL HARMONY IN THE CITY OF BRISTOL BY PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY OF THE DIVERSITY OF HERITAGE, HISTORY AND CULTURES WITHIN THE COMMUNITY(4) ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE AGREED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION UNDER THE ARTICLES OF THE COMPANY, AND NOTIFIED TO, AND ACCEPTED BY THE CHARITY COMMISSION AS CHARITABLE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. INPRACTICE, BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA

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