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THE BRIDGE TRUST

Registered charity 204536 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BIDEFORD BRIDGE TRUST

To provide charitable relief within its area of benefit as prescribed by the scheme of the charity, namely Bideford and its immediate neighbourhood. This excludes Barnstaple and Torrington and all areas beyond.

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Latest income
£963k
Latest spending
£907k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £749,185, which exceeds its stated policy target of £600,000. The trustees report that the charity's income is broadly based through property and investments, and they are not aware of any circumstances that would cast doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £600,000 (held: £749k)
“The current Reserve aspiration is £600,000 of Unrestricted Funds but this policy is reviewed every year.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Glover Stanbury. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£964k
Total spending
£907k
Cost of raising funds
£300k
Reserves (reported)
£749k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~9.9 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 31.1% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Devon

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£963k£907k
31/12/2023£881k£1.0m
31/12/2022£879k£1.1m
31/12/2021£866k£901k
21/12/2020£854k£750k

Common questions

Is THE BRIDGE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £749,185, which exceeds its stated policy target of £600,000. The trustees report that the charity's income is broadly based through property and investments, and they are not aware of any circumstances that would cast doubt on its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Glover Stanbury.

Who funds THE BRIDGE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE BRIDGE TRUST as a grant recipient include ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
ROYAL DEVON UNIVERSITY HEALTHCARE NHS FOUNDATION TRUST CHARITYFY2023£10kFern Centre garden project

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE BRIDGE TRUST£963k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST FY2025£883k—0above—no doubt
THE IRON BRIDGE TRUST FY2025£390k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE TRUST LTD FY2025£223kUnder £60,0000unclear—no doubt
THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY FY2025£149k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE CHARITY FY2025£133k—0unclear—no doubt

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