BRIDGE JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED

Registered charity 1147961 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity operates for the furtherance of these objects through the playing of, and coaching in, associationfootball. As a FA Charter Development Club, partnered with Bolton Wanderers FC, we are offering organised football toyoungsters, both boys and girls from 5 years of age up to 18 years of age.

Objects

1. TO ADVANCE HEALTHY RECREATION AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE UP TO THE AGE OF 18 IN ROCHDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THROUGH THE PLAYING OF, AND COACHING IN, ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL2. TO OTHERWISE PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND EDUCATION THROUGH THE MEDIUM OF ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF ROCHDALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE

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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Latest income
£78k
Latest spending
£86k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £20,155 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted fund balances of £0. The trustees consider the Club's future to be good, provided the lease for their home base remains available, noting that the medium and long-term future is robust in its content.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Membership fees
“The main source of income for the charity is from membership fees and the main expenditure relates to the provision of relevant services .” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy
“The Trustees consider that reserves at this level will ensure that , in the event of a significant drop in funding , they will be able to continue the charity's current activities”
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Going concern: noted by the trustees or auditor
“This means that the future of the Club looks good , so long as the home base at Bamford from which it operates remains available to us (as our lease with RBC allows) in short , the medium and long term future .” — page 7
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.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Rochdale

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£78k£86k
31/03/2024£50k£61k
31/03/2023£66k£57k
31/03/2022£39k£42k
31/03/2021£41k£29k

Common questions

Is BRIDGE JUNIOR FOOTBALL CLUB LIMITED financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £20,155 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in unrestricted fund balances of £0. The trustees consider the Club's future to be good, provided the lease for their home base remains available, noting that the medium and long-term future is robust in its content. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.