THE ABINGDON BRIDGE

Registered charity 1160080 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as TAB

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

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Latest income
£477k
Latest spending
£462k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

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.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Big Lottery Fund (20% of income)
“Big Lottery Fund (20%)” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
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

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDONFY2023£45kSupporting their services to the people of Abingdon
CHRIST'S HOSPITAL OF ABINGDONFY2022£32ksupporting their services to the people of Abingdon
SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATIONFY2024£10k
SLOANE ROBINSON FOUNDATIONFY2025£10k
NEWBY TRUST LIMITEDFY2022£10kSpecial Category (Young People's Mental Health)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMESFY2023£3kfor their work with disadvantaged young people
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMESFY2022£3kfor their work with disadvantaged young people
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ABINGDON-ON-THAMESFY2024£2kfor their work with disadvantaged young people
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£1kGrant
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£1k
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£0
BARNSBURY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024—

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund18/11/2025£67kThe Abingdon Bridge (TAB) Community lines
The National Lottery Community Fund28/07/2021£98kThe Abingdon Bridge Plus (Core Costs)
The National Lottery Community Fund01/02/2019£222kThe Abingdon Bridge
The National Lottery Community Fund10/01/2013£10kTAB: Achieving Better Help, Support and Advice for the Young People of Abin
The National Lottery Community Fund23/09/2010£6kStudy Support Club / Job Club
The National Lottery Community Fund07/07/2008£10kThe Abingdon Bridge: Summer Community Art Project
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2006£5kActivities

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.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ABINGDON BRIDGE£477k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE PROJECT FY2025£4.7m£70,001 - £80,0003unclear—no doubt
THE FRIENDS OF ABINGDON ABBEY BUILDINGS TRUST FY2024£187k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE (EAST MIDLANDS) FY2025£1.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE CHARITY FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt
THE CHURCH IN ABINGDON DEVELOPMENT TRUST LIMITED FY2025£137k—0unclear—no doubt

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