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black south west network

The charity supports people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies. Black South West Network is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in England And Wales.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

BSWN supports BME and other marginal community organisations in the South West. Its vision and mission are to promote and advocate on behalf of the BME and other marginal Voluntary and Community Sector organisations (BVCS). To strengthen the BVCS by increasing influence in policy arenas, developing the capacity, providing support, facilitating skills and knowledge sharing across the sector.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£1,926,789
Latest Expenditure
£1,602,683

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 100.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 0.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £128,219
Charitable Activities £1,644,592
Other Trading £0
Investments £0
Other Income £153,978

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,602,683
Raising Funds £0
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,926,789£1,602,683£1,602,683£2,006,610£988,72911 / 0
2023£1,545,585£879,860£878,527£1,682,504£948,02910 / 0
2022£1,083,317£614,921£614,013£971,310£564,2578 / 0
2021£839,999£538,586£529,669£502,914£223,9417 / 2
2020£350,409£246,8940 / 1

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers