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community initiatives south west limited

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Community Initiatives South West Limited is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing services. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in England, Ireland, and United States.


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

The charity's mission is to combat food waste and thereby reduce food poverty by supporting communities and groups (its network members) which work with people who have:Low or no income, poor access to affordable nutritious food and a lack of knowledge or skills or equipment to ensure food is safe and prepared properly.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,007,115
Latest Expenditure
£1,880,463

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 88.1%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 5.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,344,596
Charitable Activities £656,470
Other Trading £6,049
Investments £0
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £1,767,828
Raising Funds £104,578
Governance £0
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £8,057

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,007,115£1,880,463£1,767,828£1,044,488£873,37339 / 355
2023£1,526,547£1,764,103£1,494,638£917,835£452,02933 / 364
2022£1,199,677£1,503,844£1,393,866£1,155,391£691,83028 / 196
2021£2,106,070£1,044,191£975,844£1,459,558£915,99819 / 185
2020£786,563£478,931£478,931£397,679£207,49010 / 150

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers