BRIDGE OF HOPE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1152252 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BOH, BRIDGE OF HOPE

Providing grants and sponsorship to children and young adults in the developing world to go to school and university.To assist children to be able to spend time at school by providing access to clean water supplies.

Objects

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.(2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, GAMBIA AND INDIA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.(3)SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

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 · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£45k

Latest spending

£44k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income for the year was £44,706, with total expenditure of £39,748 on projects and £3,875 on administrative and fundraising costs. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £143,575, derived from cash at bank and savings, indicating a strong financial position relative to its annual income. The filing confirms the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 8.6% of fundraised income, as disclosed

“Administrative and fundraising expenses: £3,875, representing only 8.6 % of income spent on administration and fund raising.”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media 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 31/01/2025

Volunteers: 6
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

Volunteers: 4
Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2023

Volunteers: 7
Grant-making is its main activity

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bridge of Hope Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Aveva Action for Good — “Bridge of Hope is proud to partner with the Aveva Action for Good campaign. This ongoing partnership has enabled the sponsorship of Tibetan …” (source page)
Coptic Mission — “Bridge of Hope has worked in partnership with the Coptic Mission since 2008 to help sponsor children and young adults to go to school and un…” (source page)
Ummah Foundation — “Ummah Foundation is working in collaboration with the Bridge of Hope to administer the funding of college fees for bright Kenyan students wh…” (source page)
Zakat Central Fund — “The Zakat Central Fund has played a key role in financing the education of the younger generation.” (source page)
Hifadhi Africa — “Bridge of Hope is proud to be working with Hifadhi Africa (Sustain Africa) through the work of one our alumni students who helped to create …” (source page)
Tibet Relief Fund — “Bridge of Hope works in partnership with the Tibet Relief Fund to enable Tibetan refugee children and young adults living in India and Nepal…” (source page)
Book Aid International — “Bridge of Hope is proud to support the work of Book Aid International through the distribution of books to rural schools and colleges in Afr…” (source page)
The Asra Hawariat School, Addis Ababa — “The Bridge of Hope Foundation supports the work of the Asra Hawariat School in Addis Ababa, which was founded almost 60 years ago to provide…” (source page)
The Royal Overseas League Trust — “The Royal Overseas League Trust works in partnership with Bridge of Hope Foundation in Uganda to help children with disabilities to stay in …” (source page)
Magdi Yacoub Heart Foundation — “Bridge of Hope works closely with the Magdi Yacoub Foundation at the Aswan Heart Centre to help identify the sick children in need of educat…” (source page)
Beyond the Orphanage — “Bridge of Hope has worked historically in partnership with “Beyond the Orphanage” Organisation in Addis Ababa to assist with the needs of or…” (source page)
Mike Campbell Foundation — “Bridge of Hope has worked in partnership with the UK registered charity Mike Campbell Foundation, to help sponsor the education of children …” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

ROBERT NEWELL CVOchair
LISA YACOUB
MARTIN ANTHONY FLETCHER

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

Operates in: Ealing · Egypt · Ethiopia · Haiti · India · Kenya · Nepal · Rwanda · Uganda · Zimbabwe

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/01/2025	£45k	£44k
31/01/2024	£50k	£32k
31/01/2023	£46k	£32k
31/01/2022	£37k	£32k
31/01/2021	£38k	£18k

Common questions

Is BRIDGE OF HOPE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income for the year was £44,706, with total expenditure of £39,748 on projects and £3,875 on administrative and fundraising costs. The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £143,575, derived from cash at bank and savings, indicating a strong financial position relative to its annual income. The filing confirms the charity is not subject to audit under company law and is eligible for independent examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRIDGE OF HOPE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIDGE OF HOPE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST, E B M CHARITABLE TRUST, The ROSL Foundation, ENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
SIR PETER O'SULLEVAN CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2021	£30k	Payment made during the year to meet previous commitments
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2022	£25k
E B M CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2023	£15k
The ROSL Foundation	FY2022	£4k	supporting school bursaries for two disabled youngsters in Uganda
ENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2024	£3k	Mission Giving
The ROSL Foundation	FY2021	£1k	School bursaries for disabled youngsters in Uganda
ENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2021	£800	Gifts to organisations
ENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2023	£600
ENFIELD BAPTIST CHURCH	FY2025	£500

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 ALBORADA TRUST	1	£235k
THE LINBURY TRUST	1	£150k
THE STONEYGATE TRUST	1	£46k
THE CARLTON HAYES MENTAL HEALTH CHARITY	1	£43k
UPP FOUNDATION	1	£23k
THE THOMAS WALL TRUST	1	£10k
THE PWC FOUNDATION	1	£5k
GAY AND PETER HARTLEY'S HILLARDS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDGE OF HOPE CHILDRENS MINISTRY.

BRIDGE OF HOPE CHILDRENS MINISTRY income £108k
THE BRIDGE GROUP income £435k
BRIDGE CHAPEL income £668k
THE BRIDGE HOMELESSNESS TO HOPE income £532k
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS income £254k
GATES OF HOPE INTERNATIONAL income £95k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIDGE OF HOPE FOUNDATION	£45k	—	0	unclear	8.6%	no doubt
BRIDGE OF HOPE CHILDRENS MINISTRY FY2025	£108k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRIDGE GROUP FY2025	£435k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRIDGE CHAPEL FY2025	£668k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE BRIDGE HOMELESSNESS TO HOPE FY2026	£532k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
HOPE FOUNDATION HELPING THE HELPLESS FY2025	£254k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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