ENGLISH BRIDGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT

Registered charity 1153543 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as EBED

Promote and develop bridge as a social and community activity with particular health benefits in maintaining effective brain function, providing opportunities to foster friendships and community spiritTrain bridge teachers and Tournament DirectorsProduce books and educational materials for bridge players and studentsHelp associations and clubs promote duplicate bridge in their organisation

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Latest income

£359k

Latest spending

£284k

Registered

2013

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £861,811, which exceed its stated policy target of nine months' minimum expenditure plus a three-month contingency buffer and a £150,000 project set-aside. However, the trustees report financial pressure due to the loss of an annual donation from the English Bridge Union Limited and declining income from book sales and teacher training.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: nine months' (minimised) expenditure as working capital, a contingency buffer of three months' (minimised) expenditure, and a fixed sum of £150,000 for projects (held: £862k)

“EBED has therefore adopted the following reserves policy: - Keep nine months' (minimised) expenditure as working capital - Keep a contingency buffer of three months' (minimised) expenditure - Set aside a fixed sum, currently £150,000, for projects in the process of identification over the next three years”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)

Total income

£764k

Total spending

£217k

Reserves (reported)

£0

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (2.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/07/2014) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Ian Sidgwickchair
Andrea Knox
Lynne Ballinger
Nicola Bainbridge
Tony Cherrett
William Bourne

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£359k	£284k
31/03/2024	£764k	£217k
31/03/2023	£220k	£191k
31/03/2022	£159k	£176k
31/03/2021	£100k	£193k

Common questions

Is ENGLISH BRIDGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £861,811, which exceed its stated policy target of nine months' minimum expenditure plus a three-month contingency buffer and a £150,000 project set-aside. However, the trustees report financial pressure due to the loss of an annual donation from the English Bridge Union Limited and declining income from book sales and teacher training. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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
MISS E F RATHBONE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£3k
SIR HARRY PILKINGTON FUND	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB.

RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB income £360k
BRISTOL BRIDGE CLUB income £136k
BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £164k
CHELTENHAM BRIDGE CLUB income £101k
BRIDGNORTH RUGBY CLUB LIMITED income £183k
BRIDGES IMPACT FOUNDATION income £1.1m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ENGLISH BRIDGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT	£359k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB FY2025	£360k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRISTOL BRIDGE CLUB FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£164k	—	below	—	no doubt
CHELTENHAM BRIDGE CLUB FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIDGNORTH RUGBY CLUB LIMITED FY2025	£183k	—	above	—	no doubt

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