THE BRIDGE BATTERSEA

Registered charity 1147543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRIDGE CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY CENTRE

The Bridge Battersea operates as a Christian community centre in Battersea, undertaking a number of charitable activities. Activities include a Sunday church service, midweek Bible studies for local residents and community outreach events such as Mums & Toddlers group, monthly youth club and monthly Men's breakfast.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH BY MEANS OF BIBLE TEACHING AND OUTREACH PROGRAMMES IN BATTERSEA, AND TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO THOSE ENGAGED IN ADVANCING THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND ABROAD.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Religious Activities · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Wandsworth, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£181k

Latest spending

£181k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £732 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £296,633. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern, with unrestricted reserves of £286,291 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £48,000.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months' unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £286k)

“The charity aims to maintain reserves equal to no less than three months' unrestricted expenditure, which equates to about £48,000” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

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: 10

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

Volunteers: 15

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

Volunteers: 12

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (01/05/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Sarah Dowdingchair
ANDREW KNOX CAMPBELL · trustee of 1 other charity
REV DR JASON O'NEALE ROACH
Tania Loke
Zhanzhan He

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

Operates in: Wandsworth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£181k	£181k
31/03/2024	£279k	£153k
31/03/2023	£189k	£120k
31/03/2022	£129k	£119k
31/03/2021	£143k	£132k

Common questions

Is THE BRIDGE BATTERSEA financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £732 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in net assets to £296,633. The trustees confirm that the charity has adequate resources to continue operating as a going concern, with unrestricted reserves of £286,291 significantly exceeding the stated policy target of approximately £48,000. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BRIDGE BATTERSEA?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRIDGE BATTERSEA as a grant recipient include THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST, CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIR.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	FY2022	£244k	Financial support to Co-Mission church plants and churches
THE CO-MISSION INITIATIVE TRUST	FY2023	£211k	Financial support to Co-Mission church plants and churches
CHRIST CHURCH MAYFAIR	FY2021	£2k

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 ORR MACKINTOSH FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£83k
LANDAID CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£50k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST FRANCIS, SALISBURY	1	£14k
THE ANCHOR FOUNDATION	1	£14k
DOWNTON BAPTIST CHURCH	1	£8k
THE WILLIE AND MABEL MORRIS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£6k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF FISHERTON ANGER (ST PAUL), SALISBURY	1	£6k
THE P27 TRUST	1	£5k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDGES CENTRE.

BRIDGES CENTRE income £1.3m
BRIDGES income £70k
THE BRIDGE CHARITY income £133k
THE BRIDGE- NEW LIFE CHURCH income £75k
BRIDGE CHAPEL income £668k
THE BRIDGE PROJECT income £4.7m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE BRIDGE BATTERSEA	£181k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRIDGES CENTRE FY2025	£1.3m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIDGES FY2025	£70k	—	—	below	—	no doubt
THE BRIDGE CHARITY FY2025	£133k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRIDGE- NEW LIFE CHURCH FY2026	£75k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRIDGE CHAPEL FY2025	£668k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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