BRIDGE CENTRE TRUST

Charity number: 1111256
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Bridge Centre provides facilities for Community groups, and supports actviites across a wide range, particularly music and arts. The Trust operates a conference centre and auditorium facilitites, and provides recreational facilites for both young and old. The trust provies nearly 10000 sq ft of enterprise space to assist in regeneration and business start ups.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £354,238
Total expenditure: £351,303

People

5 Trustee(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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Defined Groups
  • 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:
  • Staffordshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 12 September 2005: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
05337394 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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
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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ANDREW R LEAKE Chair
None on record
Daniel Phillips Mr Trustee 01 November 2020
THE POTTER'S HOUSE METHODIST CHURCH
Received: On time
Mrs Eleanor Owen Trustee 27 March 2014
None on record
ROBERT PHILLIPS Trustee 30 January 2012
None on record
JOHN MACHIN Trustee
None on record

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 £342.09k £202.49k £205.48k £318.50k £354.24k
Total expenditure £348.09k £256.42k £254.79k £319.01k £351.30k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £52.63k £16.00k N/A N/A

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 16 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 18 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 27 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 14 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 12 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 12 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 19 JANUARY 2005 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION DATED 5 SEPTEMBER 2005.

Charitable objects

A) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE LOCAL INHABITANTS 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 LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS. B) TO RELIEVE PERSONS WHO ARE IN CONDITION OF NEED OR HARDSHIP OR WHO ARE AGED OR SICK AND TO RELIEVE THE DISTRESS CAUSED THEREBY WITHIN THE AREA OF BENEFIT C) TO PROMOTE THE PHYSICAL, INTELLECTUAL AND SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, PARTICULARLY THOSE WHO ARE DISADVANTAGED D) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MANAGE AND MAINTAIN THE SAME AND TO DO ALL SUCH THINGS AS ARE USUALLY CARRIED OUT IN SUCH A CENTRE IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE AIMS.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED, IN PRACTICE STOKE ON TRENT, STAFFORDSHIRE

Contact information

Address:
THE BRIDGE CENTRE TRUST
BIRCHES HEAD ROAD
STOKE-ON-TRENT
ST2 8DD
Phone:
01782683780
Email:
info@thebridgecentre.org.uk
Website:

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