BRIDGING THE GAP ISLINGTON

Registered charity 1162671 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as Bridging the Gap Mentoring

Bridging the Gap lslington offers trained, supervised volunteer mentors to provide support to people at risk of offending including people who are homeless or addicted to help them to achieve specific short term goals along their chosen path to a more constructive and participative life. We operate in North London, in the area around Islington.

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Latest income

£32k

Latest spending

£25k

Registered

2015

We have not yet analysed this charity’s accounts. Register data shown below.

Trustees · trustee networks

GREG FOXSMITHchair
Cllr Ruth Hayes · trustee of 5 other charities
Lee Wakefield
ROBIN LATIMER
Sharmila Rajaratnam

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

Operates in: Camden · Hackney · Haringey · Islington

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2026	£32k	£25k
31/03/2025	£9k	£21k
31/03/2024	£30k	£21k
31/03/2023	£20k	£22k
31/03/2022	£20k	£19k

Common questions

Who funds BRIDGING THE GAP ISLINGTON?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIDGING THE GAP ISLINGTON as a grant recipient include THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST, CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Mount Fund
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2022	£5k	The Mount Fund - Homelessness
THE MRS SMITH AND MOUNT TRUST	FY2023	£5k	Mount Fund - Homelessness
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2023	£5k	Islington Council’s Community Chest Grants
CRIPPLEGATE FOUNDATION	FY2022	£4k	Financial inclusion and capability
CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£2k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	03/10/2025	£20k	Sustaining our service
Postcode Lottery	29/09/2023	£8k	Project Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	16/06/2023	£10k	Lived Experience mentors - Bridging the Gap
The National Lottery Community Fund	20/08/2021	£10k	Bridging the Gap Mentoring for people at risk of homelessness or offending
UK government	26/09/2020	£5k	Coronavirus Community Support Fund
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/10/2015	£8k	Bridging the Gap Mentoring homeless people and substance users