BRISTOL BRIDGE CLUB

Registered charity 1167959 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bristol Bridge Club provides a venue for people to play or learn to play bridge in a friendly environment. It runs tuition and playing session throughout the year, and encourages members from Bristol and the surrounding area.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT (1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF AMATEUR SPORT BY PROMOTING THE GAME OF BRIDGE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS OF BRISTOL AND THE SURROUNDING AREA;

Area of benefit: BRISTOL AND SURROUNDING AREA

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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Latest income

£136k

Latest spending

£102k

Registered

2016

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a breakeven financial result for its usual activities for the first time since the pandemic, with a total surplus of £34,205 driven largely by fundraising for building refurbishment. Free reserves stood at approximately £34,500, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of about £40,000, requiring further action to maintain a secure financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Payments to trustees: Two trustees received payment for running playing sessions and bridge lessons.

“Two trustees received payment for running some of the charity’s playing sessions, and bridge lessons for members and others.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Note 8

“Two trustees received payment for running some of the charity’s playing sessions, and bridge lessons for members and others. This is work additional to their trustee responsibilities and they are paid at the same rate as others who run similar sessions.” — page 13

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Property (HM Land Registry)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

David Carvalho Aranjo Turner
Eric Geoffrey Dolling
Kimberly Anne Warner
Mike Forrest · trustee of 2 other charities
Neil Gibbs
Stuart Clifford King
Teresa Watson

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

Operates in: Bristol City

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£136k	£102k
31/03/2024	£99k	£116k
31/03/2023	£73k	£103k
31/03/2022	£61k	£65k
31/03/2021	£72k	£60k

Common questions

Is BRISTOL BRIDGE CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a breakeven financial result for its usual activities for the first time since the pandemic, with a total surplus of £34,205 driven largely by fundraising for building refurbishment. Free reserves stood at approximately £34,500, which the trustees note is below their stated policy target of about £40,000, requiring further action to maintain a secure financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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	14/02/2025	£20k	Bridging the gap - Improving Disabled access

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE SUNRISE FOUNDATION CIO	1	£277k
THE NORTHWICK TRUST	1	£10k
YORKSHIRE BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£2k
THE TORY FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£1k

Charities like this

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

RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB income £360k
ENGLISH BRIDGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT income £359k
CHELTENHAM BRIDGE CLUB income £101k
BRIDGE VILLAGE PLAYGROUP income £136k
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL STUDENTS' UNION income £7.7m
63RD BRISTOL (ST ANDREW WITH ST BARTHOLOMEW) SCOUT GROUP income £107k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRISTOL BRIDGE CLUB	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RICHMOND BRIDGE CLUB FY2025	£360k	—	above	—	no doubt
ENGLISH BRIDGE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT FY2025	£359k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHELTENHAM BRIDGE CLUB FY2025	£101k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIDGE VILLAGE PLAYGROUP FY2025	£136k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL STUDENTS' UNION FY2025	£7.7m	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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