Finance Score: 1

Governance Score: 8

Support Score: 0

Reasonable growth: +1
No PartB

12+ Trustees: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

No supporters identified

Overall GiG Score: 9

THE BRIDGE TRUST LTD

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.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are 13 trustees whereas the Charities Commission recommends a maximum of 12
Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E	Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff
31/03/23	£110	£107	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£123	£114	£9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£93	£95	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£85	£93	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£100	£79	£21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£76	£77	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/17	£84	£79	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/16	£83	£87	£-5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/15	£79	£91	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/14	£85	£74	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/13	£84	£88	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0
31/03/12	£51	£33	£19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 13 years

www.thebridgetrustltd.org

contact@thebridgetrustltd.org

01173306489

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Christian religious associations

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Makes Grants to Organisations
Provides human resources
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Bristol City, India, South Gloucestershire, United States, Wiltshire, Zambia,

Who it helps

Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (13)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 12/13 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 39-76

YU HSI HUANG Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Communications And Events Manager

DAVID ROGER PARRY DAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

JANICE LUCY HEUDE Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Counsellor

LESLEY PATRICIA MCALLISTER Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Nhs Senior Administrator

MARIAN DURRANT UTTLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Printing And Publishing

PAUL JOSHUA EDBROOKE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Freelance Translator And Graduate Student

RHIAN DAY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Retired

STEPHEN GRAHAM PERRINS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Insurance

CHRISTOPHER DAVID MATTHEWS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Church Minister, Other trusteeship: LINDEN CHURCH TRUST,

ELISABETH ANNE SANDERSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Teacher

IAN GORDON WILSON Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Civil Servant

MICHAEL JOHN BENNETT Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Caretaker, Other trusteeship: CROSSWAYS PRE SCHOOL,

PAUL UTTLEY Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Printing And Publishing, Other trusteeships: GCCC HERITAGE TRUST, CARE FOR ZAMBIA,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2011, number: 1142658
Registered at Companies House on 08/03/2011, number: 07556101

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

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
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

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from WOOD GREEN MENNONITE CHURCH TRUST on 29/03/2022

Main office

24 STANBURY ROAD
BRISTOL
BS3 4QG

Objectives

(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.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNITED KINGDOM AND OVERSEAS

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