THE BRIDGE CHURCH, CHEPSTOW

Registered charity 1063495 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as KINGS CHURCH, KINGS CHURCH CHEPSTOW

Religious activities / Spiritual and practical care of, and provision for, the community.

Objects

TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF FUNDS, GOODS OR SERVICES OF ANY KIND INCLUDING THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT;TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN SUCH WAYS AND IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHURCH COUNCIL FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE CHEPSTOW

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Monmouthshire, Wales (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£196k
Latest spending
£166k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £122,165, which the trustees confirm matches their policy target of maintaining three months of unrestricted payments. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees noted that finances remain strong.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 60
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity; other trustee benefit

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 50
  • Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; other trustee benefit

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Monmouthshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£196k£166k
31/03/2024£198k£166k
31/03/2023£170k£146k
31/03/2022£119k£123k
31/03/2021£129k£118k

Common questions

Is THE BRIDGE CHURCH, CHEPSTOW financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £122,165, which the trustees confirm matches their policy target of maintaining three months of unrestricted payments. The independent examiner reported no matters requiring attention, and the trustees noted that finances remain strong. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BRIDGE CHURCH, CHEPSTOW?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRIDGE CHURCH, CHEPSTOW as a grant recipient include THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUSTFY2023£2kEarly intervention and mentoring programme, liaising with schools and mentors, holding 6 meetings per year.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund13/02/2024£20kOperations Manager Post
The National Lottery Community Fund19/01/2021£9kCOVID 19 Finance for Foodbank accommodation
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2020£5kCOVID-19 - Emergency Storage for Chepstow Foodbank

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, LIVING FAITH SOUTH SHIELDS.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRIDGE CHURCH, CHEPSTOW£196k—0unclear—no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD, LIVING FAITH SOUTH SHIELDS FY2025£77k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELMSFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH FY2025£89k—0unclear—no doubt
CHELMSFORD PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH FY2025£131k£40,1400above—no doubt
TEIGNMOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH FY2025£132k—0above—no doubt
SALTISFORD CHURCH FY2025£206k—0above—no doubt

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