BRIDGES CENTRE

Charity number: 1079085
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Bridges is a vital hub for local activity and aims to provide bridges between different sections of the community. It has over 60 activities, support groups, courses and clubs meeting every week. It runs 3 important community projects, provides a base for charities and also offers start up units for small businesses. It attracts over 1,000 users and visitors every week.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£1,111,887

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Donations and legacies £25.28k
Charitable activities £981.57k
Other trading activities £94.87k
Investments £5.11k
Other £5.06k

Total expenditure:
£1,159,897

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £1.16m
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £87,845 from 4 government contract(s) and £504,130 from 4 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £1.16m

People

54 Employee(s)

11 Trustee(s)

450 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Monmouthshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 January 2000: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTRE (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • 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
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

11 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
MARY ANN ROSSER Chair 26 July 2014
None on record
Alison Beard-Gunter Trustee 06 May 2025
None on record
Julie Boothroyd Trustee 04 February 2025
None on record
Susan Eldridge Trustee 06 August 2024
None on record
Stephen Pospisil Trustee 06 August 2024
None on record
Roger Hoggins Trustee 02 May 2023
None on record
MRS JANE DUKE Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
MRS JANE GUNTER Trustee 01 November 2022
None on record
Mark Walton Trustee 22 February 2022
Three Counties Liberal Jewish Community Ltd.
Received: On time
GEOFF QUINN Trustee 24 April 2018
None on record
ROBIN BARRY GIBSON Trustee 01 October 2015
MONMOUTH MARCHES MINISTRY AREA
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £1.13m £1.05m £1.00m £1.22m £1.11m
Total expenditure £1.01m £943.85k £1.07m £1.23m £1.16m
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A £24.62k £87.85k
Income from government grants £557.49k £110.96k £62.10k £686.56k £504.13k
Income - Donations and legacies £29.13k £5.57k £18.83k £26.61k £25.28k
Income - Other trading activities £67.96k £10.76k £35.73k £68.48k £94.87k
Income - Charitable activities £1.03m £1.03m £942.74k £1.12m £981.57k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £416 £273 £430 £2.56k £5.11k
Income - Other £4.93k £2.87k £4.12k £5.11k £5.06k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £1.01m £943.85k £1.07m £1.23m £1.16m
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £4.11k £3.68k £0 £26.53k £16.67k
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £0 £0 £272 £0 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £340.70k £331.67k £259.59k £180.53k £107.91k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £312.08k £535.63k £468.59k £561.64k £493.43k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £43.24k £147.70k £78.14k £99.36k £92.50k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 21 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 18 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 08 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 08 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 OCT 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 NOV 1999 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JAN 2000 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11 JUN 2016 as amended on 01 Nov 2022

Charitable objects

1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MONMOUTH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, COLOUR, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS. 2) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON, OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

MONMOUTH & NEIGHBOURHOOD

Contact information

Address:
Drybridge Park
MONMOUTH
NP25 5AS
Phone:
01600228660
Email:
reception@bridgescentre.org.uk
Website:

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