Charities In South Gloucestershire

Empire Fighting Chance (EFC) helps young people who are failing at school, in danger of drifting into a life of unemployment or even crime, and helps them turn their lives around. We run intensive mentoring and personal development programmes alongside a physcial activity. EFC perform remedial work on numeracy and literacy,preparation for employment courses,sports and mentoring qualifications

To relieve the needs of, and promote social inclusion of, children and young people who are experiencing ill health or who have a disability and who are therefore socially excluded, their families, carers and friends by the provision of therapeutic, and inclusive play and recreational facilities and spaces. This is delivered in Bristol.

The objects of the charity are to provide relief to the inhabitants of Devon and other areas within the United Kingdom who have special need because of a mental or physical disability, and to educate the public about the needs of those with mental or physical disabilities.

Our charitable objects are to advance the Christian faith and our mission, in accordance with the faith and practice of the Church of England, care for the Cathedral building and pursue other charitable purposes that further those two purposes.

Tree & woodland charity for Bristol, Avon & around. Runs woodland activities for adults with learning disabilities, people with mental health needs & people with dementia; works with schools to support outdoor learning; offers accredited Forest School training & Inset Days; advises on and supports woodland planting & management. The Trust also directly manages a community woodland.

WECIL works to enable disabled people to live life without barriers. We are a non-profit organisation run by and for disabled people, delivering information, skills, support and services to give disabled people the same level of choice and control as the wider community. Since 1995 we have worked to challenge restrictions and change possibilities for disabled people in the South West.

We are committed to preventing cruelty and promoting kindness to animals. We aim to reduce animal suffering and increase animal well-being through our activities. We do this via our veterinary services in a dedicated veterinary clinic, through re-homing and re-uniting owners of lost animals in our animal home (Bristol Animal Rescue Centre) and through Branch awareness activities.

Avon Needs Trees is acquiring suitable land in the Bristol-Avon Catchment Area tocreate new, permanent forest through reforesting and rewilding. We aim to lock upcarbon, improve biodiversity, mitigate flooding through natural means and to createopportunities for the public to engage with nature. Our first purchase was 34 acres atHazeland near Calne, where we have planted over 10,000 trees.

To achieve cultural, social and economic regeneration by involving the community in media activity, education and action. Social Capital: building involvement, trust and decision making. Digital Creativity: as a force for change and route into education. Environmental Action: local awareness leading to global change. Enterprise: developing opportunities for local businesses and work.

Taunton Theatre Association advances education for the public benefit through the promotion and encouragement of the performing arts, the creative arts and the visual arts primarily in, but not limited to, Somerset. It operates the Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton and offers a wide programme of public performance, exhibitions and community engagement activities associated with performance and art.

To provide or assist in the provision of facilities for recreation, education and other leisure time activities for children, being facilities of which such children have need by reason of their age or social or economic circumstances and which will improve conditions of life for such children by promoting their educational, physical or mental well-being. To promote waste materials as play-things.

Bristol Sport Foundation uses a combination of grant funding, donations, fundraising activities and revenue in return for services. By facilitating new partnerships with charities, local and national business, not-for-profit organisations and community groups in order to attract new funding to enhance and expand their work and the work of the group.

The primary objects for which the Association is established is to advance the arts for the public benefit through the promotion of Contemporary Art and the education of the public in the understanding and appreciation of Contemporary Art.

Our aim is to enhance the lives of physically disabled adults and those with cognitive and sensory impairment, to support them to live life to the full. We provide social activities to connect people, build friendships, reducing loneliness and isolation. We encourage people to develop new skills and achieve independence. We develop opportunities for people to improve their health and wellbeing.

Blackhorse Sports & Community Association maintain for the benefit of all neighbours and local residents, Blackhorse Playing Fields as an open space, allowing all neighbours and the wider local community to regularly use the playing fields and MUGA, for recreational activities. The Pavilion and hall are maintained and hired for use to the local community for either local groups or keep fit groups

1. The promotion of vocational training in circus skills and physical theatre; 2. The promotion of education and training in the creative and artistic application of circus skills and physical theatre in artistic performance; and3. The advancement of the arts through production and performance, with a particular focus on contemporary circus and physical theatre.

Secret World Wildlife Rescue (SWWR) exists to relieve the suffering of British wildlife, to encourage respect and tolerance for wildlife and to further its conservation. We do this by: Providing a public rescue, rehabilitation and release service for injured, sick and orphaned wildlife; educating the public, delivering conservation projects, disseminating data and delivering professional training.

Life Cycle helps people take up cycling as a way of bringing about social and environmental change. We run a range of practical projects and services that overcome the barriers to cycling. We also pioneer new ways of raising awareness of the many benefits cycling brings: to individuals, to communities and to the planet.

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS THE RELIEF OF PEOPLE IN NEED IN BRISTOL REGARDING THEIR ACCESS TO AFFORDABLE, GOOD QUALITY AND NUTRITIOUS FOOD, AND THEREBY ALLEVIATE HUNGER CAUSED BY THE LACK OF OPPORTUNITIES OR RESOURCES TO OBTAIN SUFFICIENT FOOD ON A SUSTAINABLE BASIS.

To provide quality services appropriate to the needs and wishes of Deaf and Hardof Hearing people and their families.To assist Deaf and Hard of Hearing people gain equal access to information and services.To work with other organisations ensuring that resources are used in the most effective way to meet the needs of Deaf and Hard of Hearing people and their families.

To support adult and young carers residing in Bristol and South Gloucestershire who are, or werecarrying out a caring role for persons who are disabled, elderly or ill, by the provision of practical help,advice, assistance, service, advocacy and support.

To improve lives through the power of cricket. We want to give people across Bristol and Gloucestershire the opportunity to enjoy cricket. We believe it is uniquely placed to get people of all ages and abilities active, bring communities together, inspire lifelong friendships, improve wellbeing, engage new and diverse groups and deliver social impact.

Young Bristol is a youth driven charity that works to offer a choice of opportunities and experiences for all young people. By working in partnership with a range of community-based youth clubs, and directly with young people through our programme of activities, we respond creatively to their needs and realise their capabilities.

The objects of the Charity are the provision, with or without charge, of property in or near Bath (including but not limited to Bath Recreation Ground) for use as indoor and outdoor recreational facilities for the benefit of the public.

Bristol Area Quaker Meeting undertakes activities in the furtherance of the general religious and charitable purposes of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain.This CIO replaced Bristol Area Quaker Meeting and linked charities No 249725 on 1 January 2018. Trustees Annual Reports & Accounts for 2017 and earlier years can be found at https://bristolquakers.org.uk/trustees/