BRIDGES HULL LTD

Registered charity 1123951 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity aims to help disengaged / disaffected young people in the Bransholme area of Hull. It does this by developing positive relationships with them and engaging them in a broad range of social and educational activities.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE:A)TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 25, AND THEIR FAMILIES/CARERS, LIVING IN BRANSHOLME AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF HULL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:1) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;II) ADVANCING EDUCATIONIII)RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT;IV)PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONSB)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC LIVING IN BRANSHOLME, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF HULL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES AND PUBLIC CELEBRATIONS AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE ON THE CHRISTIAN FAITH TO ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE'S STATEMENT OF BELIEF (CONTAINED IN THE SCHEDULE). APPENDIX AC) TO RELIEVE THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL ILL HEALTH OF PERSONS LIVING IN BRANSHOLME, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF HULL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM BEREAVEMENT, LOSS, HARDSHIP, NEGLECT, ABUSE, OR IN NEED BY REASON OF ADDICTION TO ALCOHOL OR DRUGS, IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF COUNSELLING AND SUPPORT.D)TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BRANSHOLME, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF HULL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.E) TO EDUCATE YOUNG PEOPLE IN MATTERS OF SEX AND CONTRACEPTION AND TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT THE GOOD HEALTH, BOTH MENTAL AND PHYSICAL OF PARENTS, YOUNG PEOPLE AND CHILDREN LIVING IN BRANSHOLME, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF HULL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, AND TO DEVELOP AMONGST THEM A SENSE OF RESPONSIBILITY IN REGARD TO SEXUAL BEHAVIOUR WITH THE AIM OF PREVENTING AND MITIGATING THE SUFFERING AND FINANCIAL HARDSHIP CAUSED BY UNWANTED PREGNANCY.F)THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION IN BRANSHOLME, AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF HULL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE DIRECTORS OF THE CHARITY MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:I)THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIPII)THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION , TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, IN SUCH SUBJECTS AS WILL BROADEN HORIZONS, DEVELOP SKILLS AND IMPROVE EMPLOYABILITY AND BY THE PROVISION OF WORK EXPERIENCE FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE.III)THE CREATION FOR TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:IV) THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEEDV)THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES.VI)SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.

Area of benefit: BRANSHOLME, OTHER PARTS OF HULL, THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kingston upon Hull, City of, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £2,287.33 for the year, which was met from reserves. Unrestricted reserves stood at £4,070.25, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of three months of core costs (£18,000–£20,000).

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Social media policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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

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

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 2 were received after the due date: year ending 31/10/2025 (received 14/11/2026, 75 days after the 31/08/2026 due date); year ending 31/10/2024 (received 29/04/2026, 241 days after the 31/08/2025 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

• ANDREW MICHAEL DORTON · trustee of 13 other charities
• Helen Croxon
• Jan Matthew Phelps-Jones

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

Operates in: Kingston Upon Hull City

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