THE BRIDGE RECOVERY COMMUNITY

Registered charity 1167634 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE BRIDGE

To facilitate recovery from addiction in all its forms for the public good, by providing low cost meeting space for people attending 12 step fellowship groups; and the provision of a safe and recreational space for social, volunteering and community fellowship activities.

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND SOCIETY AS A WHOLE, SOCIAL INCLUSION AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF THOSE IN NEED WHO ARE DEPENDENT UPON, ADDICTED TO, RECOVERING FROM OR AFFECTED BY DRUGS, ALCOHOL OR OTHER SIMILAR SUBSTANCES, IN PARTICULAR (WITHOUT LIMITATION) AROUND THE RICHMOND ON THAMES AREA, PRIMARILY (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) THROUGH THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE LOW COST MEETING SPACE FOR SUCH PEOPLE ATTENDING 12 STEP FELLOWSHIP RECOVERY GROUPS, A SAFE SPACE FOR SOCIAL, VOLUNTEERING AND COMMUNITY FELLOWSHIP ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE PERSONS FOR WHOM THEY ARE INTENDED.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

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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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted cash reserves stood at £30,318 at the end of the period, which is above the stated policy target of approximately £12,000 (representing 4 months of expenditure). The trustees note that the charity's longer-term viability is dependent on the continued support of an anonymous donor, although they consider the withdrawal of such support unlikely.

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

What the accounts disclose

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.

• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures

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.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Daniel Dove
• Julia Bell
• Kenneth Edward Crosland
• Oliver James Wake Jennings
• Robert Bell
• Steve Milton
• Timothy Chichester Williams

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

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