THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST

Registered charity 1138292 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Under the terms of the Deed the Trustees run the charity to assist those in need by reason of youth, ill health, disability or social or economic disadvantage by providing grants and funding to purchase goods and services. Applications to be made by 31st March each year for consideration. Structure, Governance and Management

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Disability · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£390k

Latest spending

£308k

Registered

2010

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,014,480, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £160,000 (six months of expenditure). The charity reported a net income surplus of £264,034 for the year, driven by investment income and gains, with no disclosed material financial risks or uncertainties.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: six months of expenditure (held: £5.0m)

“The trustees of The Iron Bridge Trust have agreed that the charity should hold enough reserves to cover at least six months of expenditure in order to not have cashflow concerns. This would equate to approximately £160,000.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Hilden Park Accountants Limited. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

John Bennettchair
Adam Robbie Bennett
Dr STUART BENNETT
Dr YVONNE BENNETT
Faye Helen Bennett
ROSS BENNETT

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£390k	£308k
31/03/2024	£380k	£338k
31/03/2023	£344k	£288k
31/03/2022	£297k	£57k
31/03/2021	£239k	£195k

Common questions

Is THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £5,014,480, significantly exceeding the trustees' stated policy target of approximately £160,000 (six months of expenditure). The charity reported a net income surplus of £264,034 for the year, driven by investment income and gains, with no disclosed material financial risks or uncertainties. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Hilden Park Accountants Limited.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
The Edge Ministries	1	£6k
KEREN TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST.

BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST income £101k
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST income £524k
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD income £133k
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST income £136k
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED income £152k
THE JORDAN MAX GOODMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £227k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST	£390k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRAMPTON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DEO GLORIA TRUST FY2025	£524k	—	unclear	27.2%	no doubt
CAREDUCATION TRUST LTD FY2025	£133k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BHM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£136k	—	within	—	no doubt
TAFF BARGOED DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£152k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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