Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 0
    • Narrow trustee age band: -2
    • Very static board: -5
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -7 ?

    THE BRITFORD BRIDGE TRUST 

    Description of charity activities:.....Funds received are invested, income from these investments is used to support charitable activities and management.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • This charity has an endowment fund which generates all of its income
    • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period

    Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

    • The Board composition appears to be very static

    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 Volun-
    teers
    05/04/23*£747£1,220£-474£0£28,203£28,203277.300
    05/04/22£584£1,100£-516£0£30,328£30,328330.700
    05/04/21£500£867£-367£0£29,512£29,512408.400
    05/04/20£565£1,165£-600£0£22,680£22,680233.700
    05/04/19£4,235£860£3,375£0£27,515£27,515383.900
    05/04/18£9,107£947£8,161£0£23,900£23,90030300
    05/04/17£5,765£438£5,326£0£15,450£15,450422.800
    05/04/16£9,280£685£8,595£0£8,319£8,319145.700

    Financial Ratios
    Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
    Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
    Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
    Liabilities/Assets: 0%
    Liabilities/Income: 16%
    Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
    Reserves/Spending: 277.3 months
    Net Current Assets/Spending: 17 months
    Quick Ratio: 19.5
    Asset Split ?
    Established: 9 years

    thebritfordbridgetrust.org

    thebritfordbridgetrust@brodies.com

    +44

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • General Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Grant-making foundations
    How it operates
    • Makes Grants to Individuals
    • Makes Grants to Organisations
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • The General Public/Mankind

    Who's supporting them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (3)
    Current Trustees appointed

    Age Range of Trustees:
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/01/2015, number: 1160012
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    Filing Record
    8 returns made; AR23: 4 days late,
    Main office

    c/o Brodies Llp
    Capital Square
    58 Morrison Street
    Edinburgh
    EH3 8BP

    Objectives

    3.1 THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVLEY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.3.2 THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION, FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR, ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME BY INVESTING THE SAME, AND THE RESULTING INCOME, IN ANY INVESTMENTS AUTHORISED BY THIS DEED OR BY LAW AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    CharityBase
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