Finance Score: 7

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 9

Strong growth: +2
Future income +5
No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Overall weighted support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 19

THE ABINGDON BRIDGE

Supporting vulnerable young people in Abingdon and surrounding district with the following services:* Counselling* Healthy Lifestyles* Drug and Alcohol Abuse* Stress* Relationships* Personal Safety* Community Activities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

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 £k	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£372	£372	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/22	£372	£321	£51	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/21	£247	£223	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/20	£184	£173	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/19	£135	£143	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/18	£124	£101	£23	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/17	£79	£64	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/03/16	£85	£70	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 10 years

www.theabingdonbridge.org.uk

info@theabingdonbridge.org.uk

01235522375

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Outpatient support services

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Oxfordshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Henry Smith Charity	£165,500
BBC Children in Need	£105,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£98,342
Oxfordshire Community Foundation	£42,501

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Abingdon Bridge (TAB)
£105,000	07/08/2023	This grant supports one-to-one and group wellbeing sessions for young people experiencing mental health issues and at risk of exploitation or crime. It will help improve their emotional wellbeing and resilience.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Abingdon Bridge
£165,500	11/05/2023 36	towards three years' running costs of an organisation providing support for young people aged 13-25 from disadvantaged communities in Oxfordshire.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - The Abingdon Bridge
£10,000	24/03/2023 9	Grant to The Abingdon Bridge
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - EMPOWERING Minds – FUELLING Resilience
£13,000	12/04/2022	(EMPOWERING Minds - FUELING Resilience) will be an exciting brand-new initiative that aims to Support the young people of Didcot with Preventative wellbeing and mental health initiatives. Through our partnership and consultation with local young ....more (EMPOWERING Minds - FUELING Resilience) will be an exciting brand-new initiative that aims to Support the young people of Didcot with Preventative wellbeing and mental health initiatives. Through our partnership and consultation with local young people we know there is a huge need for this project and that will enhance the local wellbeing offer rather than duplicate anything already existing. To many young people are sat on waiting lists waiting for help. We feel there is so much they can be doing to help themselves. Our professional counselling team will deliver the following: • 10 psychoeducational workshops (to identified Didcot young people through community partners and schools) • 200 x 1-1 preventive counselling sessions (supporting 33 different young people) • Train five young people to facilitate peer support groups that will give young people the tools needed to adapt to change and manage their emotions in a healthy way. • Develop 100 wellbeing packs that can be distributed to those young people currently sat on waiting lists. • Provide a weekly drop in for young people to talk to a professional and get some tips on how to make sense of how they feel and participate less in risky behaviours.
National Lottery Community Fund - The Abingdon Bridge Plus (Core Costs)
£98,342	28/07/2021	The funding will support additional counselling support and wellbeing services for young people aged 13-25. In January 2019 TAB applied for 5 years funding equal to 35% of their expected salary bill in order to grow their income and meet the demand ....more The funding will support additional counselling support and wellbeing services for young people aged 13-25. In January 2019 TAB applied for 5 years funding equal to 35% of their expected salary bill in order to grow their income and meet the demand for their services and support our own fundraising as they implemented a more strategic and sustainable fundraising strategy for the future. The project state that they believe even now the peak of the pandemic is over the ongoing impact on young people's mental health will continue for a number of years.
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - Resilient Minds Programme
£9,880	23/07/2021 11	Grant to Abingdon Bridge
Oxfordshire Community Foundation - CPVID-19 TAB - Business as Usual
£9,621	16/07/2020 5	Advice & support - outreach and counselling for children
National Lottery Community Fund - The Abingdon Bridge
£222,000	01/02/2019 60	The Abingdon Bridge

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

ADAM DAVID MCRAE Appointed: 2023

DR GILLIAN SHIRLEY DEAN Appointed: 2016

HILARY MARGARET DAFFERN (Chair) Appointed: 2019

LAURENCE DENNIS KING Appointed: 2015

LUKE MATTAM Appointed: 2018

MICHAEL HAROLD BROWN Appointed: 2005

MARK ALISTAIR WILKINSON Appointed: 2022

SANDRA COMRIE KRUGER Appointed: 2020

TIMOTHY EUSTACE Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/01/2015, number: 1160080

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Event History

08/04/2015 - Asset transfer in from THE ABINGDON BRIDGE
25/03/2022 - Asset transfer in from MISS M F WRIGHT'S WILL TRUST

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Paying staff
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
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from MISS M F WRIGHT'S WILL TRUST on 25/03/2022

Main office

19 Bridge Street
Abingdon
OX14 3HN

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF ABINGDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WHO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 25 WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE LOCAL INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SUPPORT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS 2) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT CENTRES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR BODY).

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