Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 0

Liabilities <10%: +3
Excess reserves: -4

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +0

Overall GiG Score: 2

CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE TRUST

Operation of Clifton Suspension Bridge

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
This charity has a robust balance sheet
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Financial issues to consider:

This charity has substantial assets and unrestricted reserves of £10,888,086 available, equivalent to 51 months of spending and so may not be able to utilise additional funding

Financial Data ?

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
31/12/22		£2,752	£2,564	£188	£0	£17,530	£10,888	51	28	10
31/12/21		£2,497	£2,229	£268	£0	£18,192	£12,132	65.3	28	10
31/12/20	*	£2,075	£1,883	£192	£0	£15,997	£9,037	57.6	28	10
31/12/19		£2,787	£2,054	£733	£0	£16,202	£9,342	54.6	28	15
31/12/18		£2,676	£1,936	£740	£0	£13,909	£7,349	45.6	26	15
31/12/17		£2,768	£2,135	£633	£0	£14,109	£14,049	79	25	0
31/12/16		£2,610	£2,707	£-97	£0	£12,252	£12,192	54	25	0
31/12/15		£2,349	£2,236	£113	£24	£11,752	£11,692	62.8	24	0
31/12/14		£2,311	£1,614	£697	£29	£11,290	£11,230	83.5	25	0
31/12/13		£2,337	£1,445	£892	£32	£10,534	£9,923	82.4	25	0
31/12/12		£1,773	£1,994	£-221	£34	£8,509	£8,449	50.8	25	0
31/12/11		£2,155	£1,761	£394	£34	£8,191	£8,131	55.4	24	0
31/12/10		£1,794	£1,443	£350	£0	£8,263	£8,203	68.2	24	0
31/12/09		£1,713	£1,454	£259	£0	£6,803	£6,743	55.7	23	0
31/12/08		£1,658	£2,211	£-553	£0	£5,423	£5,363	29.1	23	0
31/12/07		£1,582	£1,204	£378	£34	£8,114	£8,114	80.9	23	0
31/12/06		£1,120	£1,092	£27	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/05	*	£1,150	£1,787	£-637	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/04	*	£1,147	£1,036	£111	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 4%
Highest pay band: £90,000-£100,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 40%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 62%
Reserves/Spending: 51 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 1.4

Asset Split ?

Established: 62 years

0117 973 1579

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City, North Somerset,

Who it helps

The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

28 employees
10 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
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Clifton Suspension Bridge Trust
£4,163	19/11/2018	We'd like to improve access to the Visitor Centre for people with visual impairments or hearing difficulties.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ANN METHERALL

ASHLEY CARTMAN Appointed: 2019

CHRIS ARTHUR BOOY (Chair)

IAN JENKINS Appointed: 2014

JOHN BENSON Appointed: 2013

JAMES RICHARD STANFIELD Appointed: 2022

JOANNE ELSWORTH Appointed: 2023

KATHERINE GRANT Appointed: 2021

PROFESSOR COLIN TAYLOR

STEVE DENTON Appointed: 2015

MARGARET COOKE Appointed: 2017, Other trusteeship: THE THEATRE ROYAL BATH LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 07/05/1962, number: 205658

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

19 returns made; AR20: 1 days late, AR05: 10 days late, AR04: 29 days late,

Main office

CLERK TO THE TRUSTEES
CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE
LEIGH WOODS
BRISTOL
BS8 3PA

Objectives

THE MAINTENANCE OF CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BRISTOL

Data Sources