BRIDGNORTH GENERAL MUNICIPAL CHARITY

Registered charity 217544 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as BRIDGNORTH GENERAL HOUSING CHARITY, BRIDGNORTH HOUSING TRUST

Provides affordable housing in Bridgnorth

Objects

FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ALMSPEOPLE OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT AND SUBJECT THERETO, FOR THE RELIEF IN NEED,

Area of benefit: AREA COVERED BY THE BRIDGNORTH DISTRICT COUNCIL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income

£492k

Latest spending

£346k

Registered

1963

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with total net assets of £15,612,647. The trustees believe there are sufficient resources available to manage foreseeable operational or financial risks and to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Rental and associated income (96% of income)

“The charity's income for the year totalled £492,475 (rental and associated income £473,428 and investment income £19,047).” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: adequate for the repairs noted on the quinquennial reports (held: £4.0m)

“The Trustees have established, by way of transfer from the unrestricted funds, a cyclical maintenance fund and an extraordinary repair fund. Details of these funds are disclosed in the financial statements. It is the opinion of the Trustees that these funds are adequate for the repairs noted on the quinquennial reports.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: The charity has taken advantage of exemption, under the terms of Financial Reporting Standard 102 'The Financial Reporting Standard applicable to the UK and Republic of Ireland', not to disclose related party transactions with related parties. There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.

“There were no related party transactions for the year ended 31 March 2025.” — page 26

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by FWC Advisory Ltd. 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.

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses 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); recorded price paid £152k. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

VANESSA VOYSEYchair
CHRISTOPHER RAWLINGS
DEREK MOORHOUSE · trustee of 2 other charities
JENNIFER SUSAN DURHAM
James Gittins
Nicola Jayne Cooper · trustee of 2 other charities
Pamela Oakley
ROBERT VINCENT DAVIES · trustee of 1 other charity
Sarah Elizabeth Barlow

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

Operates in: Shropshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£492k	£346k
31/03/2024	£435k	£397k
31/03/2023	£427k	£407k
31/03/2022	£403k	£230k
31/03/2021	£393k	£205k

Common questions

Is BRIDGNORTH GENERAL MUNICIPAL CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity remains in a healthy financial position with total net assets of £15,612,647. The trustees believe there are sufficient resources available to manage foreseeable operational or financial risks and to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by FWC Advisory Ltd.

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
BANBURY CHARITIES	1	£9k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIDGNORTH RUGBY CLUB LIMITED.

BRIDGNORTH RUGBY CLUB LIMITED income £183k
NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL CHURCH CHARITY income £333k
THE UNITED CHARITIES income £334k
BRIDGE ESTATE income £1.8m
THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY income £149k
THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST income £883k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIDGNORTH GENERAL MUNICIPAL CHARITY	£492k	—	above	—	no doubt
BRIDGNORTH RUGBY CLUB LIMITED FY2025	£183k	—	above	—	no doubt
NORTHAMPTON MUNICIPAL CHURCH CHARITY FY2024	£333k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE UNITED CHARITIES FY2025	£334k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIDGE ESTATE FY2024	£1.8m	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE HAROLD AND ALICE BRIDGES CHARITY FY2025	£149k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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