THE BRIDGE CHURCH ST IVES

Registered charity 1161958 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRIDGE CHURCH

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Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.1. TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN THE COUNTY OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT; AND4.2. TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY IN THE SAID LOCATION AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT.

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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Registered contact address: Huntingdonshire, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£282k
Latest spending
£244k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total income of £281,853 exceeded total expenditure of £244,115, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves equivalent to 5.7 months of operating costs, which exceeds its stated policy target of 2-3 months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Church donations (83% of income)
“Church 221,005 12,116] 233,122] 214,616” — page 16
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: 2-3 months unrestricted operating costs (reserves figure: £525k)
“The charity aims to hold in general reserve a balance of 2-3 months unrestricted operating costs (primarily for staff and premises costs).” — page 8
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.

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 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 41

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 41

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 12

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

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold); recorded price paid £570k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£282k£244k
31/03/2024£261k£236k
31/03/2023£283k£212k
31/03/2022£204k£178k
31/03/2021£207k£186k

Common questions

Is THE BRIDGE CHURCH ST IVES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total income of £281,853 exceeded total expenditure of £244,115, resulting in a net surplus. The charity holds unrestricted reserves equivalent to 5.7 months of operating costs, which exceeds its stated policy target of 2-3 months. The independent examiner confirmed that no material matters came to attention during the examination. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE BRIDGE CHURCH ST IVES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRIDGE CHURCH ST IVES as a grant recipient include THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS, BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES, BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN.

Known funders

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

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRIDGE CHURCH ST IVES£282k—0above—no doubt
THE BRIDGE CHURCH BIRMINGHAM FY2025£110k——unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE CHURCH BOLTON FY2024£668k£62,463—above—no doubt
THE BRIDGE CHURCH, CARDIFF FY2025£374k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE CHURCH, CHEPSTOW FY2025£196k—0unclear—no doubt
KING'S CHURCH IVER FY2026£70k—0above—no doubt

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