THE BRIDGE GROUP

Charity number: 1162144
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Advancing social equality and the relief of socio-economic disadvantage, with a focus on access and progression in higher education and the professions.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £465,318
Total expenditure: £359,027

Total income includes £35,838 from 1 government contract(s)

People

7 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:
  • Education/training
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 11 June 2015: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

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
  • 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

7 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrea Rose Waugh Trustee 21 April 2021
None on record
Ann Easwary Swampillai Trustee 21 April 2021
None on record
Hephzibah Ayomide Adeosun Trustee 21 April 2021
None on record
Timothy John Smith Trustee 21 April 2021
None on record
Andre Flemmings Trustee 16 May 2020
None on record
Laura Kate Alyssa Yeates Trustee 13 March 2017
None on record
Deb Conner Trustee 16 March 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/08/2020 01/08/2021 31/07/2022 31/07/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £358.78k £280.30k £405.24k £338.69k £465.32k
Total expenditure £315.81k £318.02k £350.05k £366.58k £359.03k
Income from government contracts £5.04k £25.58k N/A N/A £35.84k
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 July 2024 31 March 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 31 March 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2023 05 March 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2023 05 March 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 16 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 16 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 August 2021 21 April 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 01 August 2021 21 April 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 August 2020 11 January 2022 224 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 August 2020 11 January 2022 224 days late 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.

CIO - Foundation Registered 11 Jun 2015 as amended on 11 Oct 2022

Charitable objects

For the public benefit, the advancement of education and the relief of people who are in need as a consequence of their social and/or economic circumstances by: o Carrying out, collating and translating research, and disseminating the useful results into how to enable people to achieve their full academic potential and to prevent them from becoming disengaged with education and learning; o Providing advocacy, advice and information to schools, colleges, universities (and other recognised places of learning or training), employers and policymakers to help to prevent people from becoming disengaged with education and learning, and to promote equal access to higher education, and successful progression; o Supporting people’s capabilities, competencies, skills and understanding to enable them to achieve their full academic potential to promote equal access to higher education, and successful progression.

Contact information

Address:
c/o University Of London
Senate House
Malet Street
LONDON
WC1E 7HU
Phone:
02035091275
Email:
enquiries@the-bridgegroup.co.uk
Website:

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