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design west

The charity supports children and young people and the general public. Design West is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Bristol and operates in North Somerset, Bath And North East Somerset, and various other locations.


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

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

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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 YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£1,106,702£1,039,196£564,613£1,254,912£288,38121 / 213
2023£1,092,161£983,182£631,285£1,417,310£233,78112 / 286
2022£824,797£830,628£600,491£881,679£216,15814 / 566
2021£587,981£440,194£440,194£887,510£125,2038 / 216
2020£489,625£346,7730 / 855

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers