design west

Activities & Mission

Design West inspire the public, politicians & professionals to design better, healthier places to live work & relax. Placemaking brings people together across sector & society to co-design & vision great places. We convene independent Design & Policy Review services. Our Public Programmes inform & involve people in our built environment. We develop diverse talent through Education & Skills work.

Fundraising

See where Design West is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

North Somerset Bath And North East Somerset South Gloucestershire Bristol City Cornwall Devon Dorset Gloucestershire Wiltshire Swindon

Financial Information

Latest Income

£1,106,702

Latest Expenditure

£1,039,196

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 51.0%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 54.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 47.0%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £2,633

Charitable Activities £668,865

Other Trading £386,543

Investments £48,661

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £564,613

Raising Funds £474,583

Governance £14,189

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£1,106,702	£1,039,196	£564,613	£1,254,912	£288,381	21 / 213
2023	£1,092,161	£983,182	£631,285	£1,417,310	£233,781	12 / 286
2022	£824,797	£830,628	£600,491	£881,679	£216,158	14 / 566
2021	£587,981	£440,194	£440,194	£887,510	£125,203	8 / 216
2020	£489,625	£346,773				0 / 855

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers

Details

Address

Design West
16 Narrow Quay
Bristol
BS1 4QA

olga.samchuk@designwest.org.uk

Website

www.designwest.org.uk

Registration Date

15 November 1984

Status

Registered

Registry Information

Organisation Number

290575

Charity Number

290575

Trustees

Nicholas Childs

Stephen James Hilton

Cora Kwiatkowski

Gavin Rhys Eddy

David Waterhouse

Nicholas Stuart Fairham

Coralie Mckeivor

Sectors & Classifications

Charitable activities

Also Known As

B C A A LIMITED
THE BRISTOL CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARCHITECTURE LIMITED
THE BRISTOL CENTRE FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ARCHITECTURE