THE BRIDGE (EAST MIDLANDS)

Registered charity 1050596 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRIDGE

The Bridge works with homeless and vulnerably housed people across the County of Leicestershire and Rutland. The Bridge delivers Early Intervention and Homelessness Prevention Services including Housing Advice, Housing Related Support, Mediation and a Single Access Point for 16 & 17 year olds.

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Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.1m
Registered
1995
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £19,934 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a stabilization in financial management and controls. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves were £211,945, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £542,489 (equivalent to six months of expenditure). The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Trustee Jeanette Webb is also managing director of Jay Webb Consultancy Services Limited. During the Year Jay Webb Consultancy Limited supplied the BreatheHR software to the charity at cost price.
“Trustee Jeanette Webb is also managing director of Jay Webb Consultancy Services Limited. During the Year Jay Webb Consultancy Limited supplied the BreatheHR software to the charity at cost price.” — page 26
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by John F Mould & Co.. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Bridge (matched by registered charity number).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.1m
Cost of raising funds
£62k
Reserves (reported)
£212k
Employees
35

Reported reserves equal ~2.3 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (93% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.6% of total income — above the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Leicester City · Leicestershire · Rutland

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.1m
31/03/2024£995k£988k
31/03/2023£1.0m£1.2m
31/03/2022£1.6m£1.6m
31/03/2021£1.5m£1.5m

Common questions

Is THE BRIDGE (EAST MIDLANDS) financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net surplus of £19,934 for the year ended 31 March 2025, following a stabilization in financial management and controls. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted free reserves were £211,945, which is below the stated policy target of approximately £542,489 (equivalent to six months of expenditure). The auditor confirmed that the financial statements are prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by John F Mould & Co..

Who funds THE BRIDGE (EAST MIDLANDS)?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRIDGE (EAST MIDLANDS) as a grant recipient include THE HOBSON CHARITY LIMITED, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST, CLARENDON PARK, LEICESTER.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/04/2025£318kPreventing and relieving homelessness in Leicestershire's Community
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2024£20kSupporting Vulnerably Housed People in Leicestershire
The National Lottery Community Fund30/06/2022£309kCommunity Triage Hubs
The National Lottery Community Fund11/10/2019£10kPeer Support Pilot
The National Lottery Community Fund26/02/2019£409kHomelessness Transitions for Offenders (HTO)
The National Lottery Community Fund23/03/2016£433kHousing Matters

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDGE-IT HOUSING UK TEAM LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRIDGE (EAST MIDLANDS)£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
BRIDGE-IT HOUSING UK TEAM LTD FY2025£18.1m——unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE PROJECT FY2025£4.7m£70,001 - £80,0003unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE PLUS+ LIMITED FY2025£198k—0unclear—no doubt
LEICESTER CHARITY ORGANISATION SOCIETY FY2025£1.7m——below9.6%no doubt
VOLUNTARY ACTION LEICESTER FY2025£2.0m—0unclear12.4%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.