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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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 (held: £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.

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.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (22/07/2024) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Received assets from another charity (15/12/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

CONRAD ROPERchair
Christine Wetherill
Elizabeth Joy ROGERS
LESLIE CARLTON HOWARD
MALCOLM WILLIAM ELLIS
Matthew Hanley Paul

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

Operates in: Cambridgeshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
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.

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS	FY2025	£18k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	FY2022	£12k	Grant
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION	FY2023	£10k
ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN	FY2022	£10k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS	FY2023	£8k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST NICHOLAS, SEVENOAKS	FY2024	£5k
BOLTON COMMUNITY AND VOLUNTARY SERVICES	FY2022	£4k	Grant
ALIVE CHURCH LINCOLN	FY2023	£84	Grants payable - Direct Charitable Activities