THE BRIDGE TRUST LTD

Charity number: 1142658
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Teaching about Christian faith and action in the UK and overseas so as to promote activity within churches that demonstrates biblically authentic faith, and relieving poverty in the UK and particularly in the developing world (currently mostly India and Zambia) through support of social care and health programmes, education and vocational training.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £89,887
Total expenditure: £104,456

People

10 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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Religious Activities
Who the charity helps:
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Human Resources
Where the charity operates:
  • Bristol City
  • South Gloucestershire
  • Wiltshire
  • India
  • United States
  • Zambia

Governance

Registration history:
  • 30 June 2011: Standard registration
  • 29 March 2022: Funds received from 1058376 WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:

No other names

Company number:
07556101 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Janice Lucy Heude Trustee 29 November 2023
None on record
MICHAEL JOHN BENNETT Trustee 26 September 2023
CROSSWAYS PRE SCHOOL
Received: On time
PAUL UTTLEY Trustee 26 September 2023
CARE FOR ZAMBIA
Received: On time
GCCC HERITAGE TRUST
Received: On time
CHRISTOPHER DAVID MATTHEWS Trustee 26 September 2023
None on record
Stephen Graham Perrins Trustee 26 September 2023
None on record
Marian Durrant Uttley Trustee 26 September 2023
None on record
Paul Joshua Edbrooke Trustee 02 October 2021
None on record
ELISABETH ANNE SANDERSON Trustee 24 March 2016
None on record
LESLEY PATRICIA MCALLISTER Trustee 07 September 2012
None on record
Ian Gordon Wilson Trustee 30 June 2011
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 £84.97k £92.75k £122.52k £110.19k £89.89k
Total expenditure £93.09k £95.22k £113.70k £107.34k £104.46k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 15 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 15 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 06 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 06 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 23 June 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 23 June 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 27 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 27 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 27 November 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 27 November 2020 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 08/03/2011 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 08/06/2011

Charitable objects

(1)TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH, MAINLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY TEACHING ABOUT CHRISTIAN FAITH AND ACTION, AND THROUGH TRAINING AND MENTORING CHURCH LEADERS, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS. (2)TO RELIEVE THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF POVERTY, ILLNESS, DISABILITY, SOCIAL EXCLUSION OR AGE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM OR OVERSEAS BY RAISING AWARENESS OF NEEDS, BY MAKING GRANTS TO PERSONS IN SUCH NEED AND TO THOSE WORKING TO RELIEVE POVERTY IN SUCH A WAY, AND BY TRAINING OTHERS TO DO THE SAME.

Area of benefit

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

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

Contact information

Address:
24 STANBURY ROAD
BRISTOL
BS3 4QG
Phone:
07970440057
Email:
contact@thebridgetrustltd.org
Website:

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