SANDWICH TOLL BRIDGE FUND

Registered charity 266738 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To apply the surplus from the tolls or duties from the Sandwich Toll Bridge in any public works for the advantage of the town of Sandwich

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Latest income
£279k
Latest spending
£360k
Registered
1974
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,444,878, an increase from the previous year's £2,331,062. The charity reported a net income of £127,816 for the year, driven by significant investment gains of £198,970 which offset operational losses. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet continuing costs and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's 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: ensure sufficient liquid assets are available to meet continuing costs while attempting to increase total reserves to ensure the Charity is not overtaken by inflation (held: £2.4m)
“The Charity’s policy on reserves has been to ensure sufficient liquid assets are available to meet continuing costs while attempting to increase total reserves to ensure the Charity is not overtaken by inflation.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Kent

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£279k£360k
31/03/2024£289k£360k
31/03/2023£230k£376k
31/03/2022£396k£444k
31/03/2021£126k£183k

Common questions

Is SANDWICH TOLL BRIDGE FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £2,444,878, an increase from the previous year's £2,331,062. The charity reported a net income of £127,816 for the year, driven by significant investment gains of £198,970 which offset operational losses. The trustees confirm that resources are adequate to meet continuing costs and there are no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Heritage Fund13/09/2016£9k"Sandwich Servicemen - Researched, Recorded and Remembered"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund16/08/2016£100k"Sandwich History - Refreshed, Revised, Revisited- From Magna Carta to the 21st Century"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund20/06/2014£4k"Display and Book of Remembrance for Sandwich Servicemen killed in WW1"
The National Lottery Heritage Fund21/04/1999£11k"Fishergate, Sandwich - Restoration"

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SANDWICH TOLL BRIDGE FUND£279k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIDPORT FY2025£370k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRIDGE TRUST FY2024£963k—0unclear—no doubt
TONBRIDGE & MALLING MUSLIM COMMUNITY TRUST FY2025£109k—0above—noted
THE SANDWICH UNITED CHARITY FY2025£199k—0above—no doubt
BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES FY2025£42.6m——above—no doubt

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