Every year since 2019 we have started the year with an empty bank account and then worked to raise the funds so we could open for applications and give the money out by the end of the year. Last year was a great year for fundraising, raising around £74,000 - three times more than the … Continue reading Update on our fundraising

We've just submitted our annual accounts which includes a sum up of our activities in 2025: Summary This year, we wanted to trial new funding models and explore more ways to be adaptive and proactive in supporting grassroots groups in Bristol.  We also wanted to find new ways to support and involve groups who were … Continue reading What we got up to in 2025

At the beginning of this year we started the process of setting up our new membership structure and recruiting our first members. This included developing proposals with the input of 20 groups we've funded through surveys, an in-person and online meeting. We opened for applications in April and the decision-making process involved the groups/individuals themselves … Continue reading Welcoming our first 25 members

Over the last few months we've been working on our membership structure. We're registered as a Community Benefit Society, which means we work to benefit our members and the wider community, and are led by our members. Last year we piloted what a Redistro membership could look like, which involved 6 groups who shared a … Continue reading We are open for membership applications!

On 15 November 2025 we brought together our Round 7 funded groups at the Trinity Centre to celebrate their work and build connections. Spending a day with all the groups is always the best bit of what we do and we were really happy to be joined by around 25 people from 15 groups. Unfortunately, … Continue reading R7 celebration

NEW Bristol Unpacked: how can we redistribute wealth – and should we do it ourselves? Taxing and redistributing wealth to reduce inequality is an idea popular on the left, and is being pushed by some politicians including Green Party leader Zack Polanski. But it’s loathed by others who believe people should be able to hang … Continue reading We’re on Bristol Unpacked!

Earlier this month we held our first Sharing Day. Funding processes can feel competitive and isolating and often applicants get nothing at the end of it which can feel really demoralising. We try to do funding differently and aim for all groups to benefit from the process even if they don't get funding. As well … Continue reading Sharing Day

We've had a busy summer, initially focusing on spreading the word in areas we haven't received many applications from in the past (eg north and south Bristol) and then working to find more people who can offer support to our groups who achieve so much with so little. Here's what we got up to: Taking … Continue reading Summer outreach