THE ABINGDON BRIDGE
Supporting vulnerable young people in Abingdon and surrounding district with the following services:* Counselling* Healthy Lifestyles* Drug and Alcohol Abuse* Stress* Relationships* Personal Safety* Community Activities
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that free reserves of £200,593 are held, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet working capital requirements and maintain operations during funding transitions. The charity reports no funds in deficit and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.
What the accounts disclose
“Big Lottery Fund (20%)” — page 4
Property (HM Land Registry)
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (12/02/2025)
- Received assets from another charity (25/03/2022)
- Received assets from another charity (08/04/2015)
Trustees
- Adam David McRae
- Dr Gillian Shirley Dean
- Elaine Wade
- Hilary Margaret Daffern
- LAURENCE Dennis KING
- Luke Mattam
- MICHAEL HAROLD BROWN
- Mark Alistair Wilkinson
- Sandra Comrie Kruger
- Timothy Eustace
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2025 | £477k | £462k |
| 31/03/2024 | £430k | £425k |
| 31/03/2023 | £372k | £372k |
| 31/03/2022 | £372k | £321k |
| 31/03/2021 | £247k | £223k |
Common questions
Is THE ABINGDON BRIDGE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that free reserves of £200,593 are held, which the trustees consider sufficient to meet working capital requirements and maintain operations during funding transitions. The charity reports no funds in deficit and no material uncertainties regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds THE ABINGDON BRIDGE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name THE ABINGDON BRIDGE as a grant recipient include CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON, SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATION, NEWBY TRUST LIMITED, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMES, BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST.
Shared trustees with funders
- LAURENCE Dennis KING — trustee here and at CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON | FY2023 | £45k | Supporting their services to the people of Abingdon |
| CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDON | FY2022 | £32k | supporting their services to the people of Abingdon |
| SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATION | FY2024 | £10k | |
| SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATION | FY2025 | £10k | |
| NEWBY TRUST LIMITED | FY2022 | £10k | Special Category (Young People's Mental Health) |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMES | FY2023 | £3k | for their work with disadvantaged young people |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMES | FY2022 | £3k | for their work with disadvantaged young people |
| THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMES | FY2024 | £2k | for their work with disadvantaged young people |
| BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2025 | £1k | Grant |
| MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT | FY2023 | £1k | |
| BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2022 | £0 | |
| BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUST | FY2024 | — |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 18/11/2025 | £67k | The Abingdon Bridge (TAB) Community lines |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 28/07/2021 | £98k | The Abingdon Bridge Plus (Core Costs) |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 01/02/2019 | £222k | The Abingdon Bridge |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 10/01/2013 | £10k | TAB: Achieving Better Help, Support and Advice for the Young People of Abin |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 23/09/2010 | £6k | Study Support Club / Job Club |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/07/2008 | £10k | The Abingdon Bridge: Summer Community Art Project |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/06/2006 | £5k | Activities |
Funders of similar charities
Charities like this
- THE BRIDGE PROJECT
- THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON ABBEY BUILDINGS TRUST
- THE BRIDGE (EAST MIDLANDS)
- THE BRIDGE CHARITY
- THE CHURCH IN ABINGDON DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED
- THE GUISBOROUGH BRIDGE ASSOCIATION
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| THE ABINGDON BRIDGE | £477k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BRIDGE PROJECT | £4.7m | £70,001 - £80,000 | 3 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON ABBEY BUILDINGS TRUST | £187k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BRIDGE (EAST MIDLANDS) | £1.1m | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE BRIDGE CHARITY | £133k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| THE CHURCH IN ABINGDON DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED | £137k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |