Finance Score: -1

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 11

Reasonable growth: +1
Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +5
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 12

BRIDGING THE GAP ISLINGTON

Bridging the Gap lslington offers trained, supervised volunteer mentors to provide support to people at risk of offending including people who are homeless or addicted to help them to achieve specific short term goals along their chosen path to a more constructive and participative life. We operate in North London, in the area around Islington.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been reasonable growth in spending over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

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
31/03/23	£20	£22	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	32
31/03/22	£20	£19	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	35
31/03/21	£12	£8	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/03/20	£8	£11	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/03/19	£9	£13	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	22
31/03/18	£16	£14	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17	£13	£8	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	£8	£2	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 9 years

www.bridging-mentoring.org.uk

welcome@bridging-mentoring.org.uk

07956440309

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources

Where it operates

Camden, Hackney, Haringey, Islington,

Who it helps

Other Defined Groups

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
32 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

National Lottery Community Fund	£19,479
Cripplegate Foundation	£9,900
DCMS	£5,106
The Foyle Foundation	£4,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Lived Experience mentors - Bridging the Gap
£9,758	16/06/2023	The funding will be used to recruit a lived experience advocate to support people who are at risk of homelessness offending and addiction. This project aims to strengthen community support networks ....more The funding will be used to recruit a lived experience advocate to support people who are at risk of homelessness offending and addiction. This project aims to strengthen community support networks build confidence and improve wellbeing.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£4,000	20/09/2022	to continue and expand work with people at risk of homelessness
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Bridging the Gap Mentoring
£4,900	02/11/2021	Helping people to rebuild lives after Covid
National Lottery Community Fund - Bridging the Gap Mentoring for people at risk of homelessness or offending
£9,721	20/08/2021	The funding will be used to support people at risk of homelessness offending or addiction. The project aims to provide mentoring support to vulnerable people to increase their confidence and social ....more The funding will be used to support people at risk of homelessness offending or addiction. The project aims to provide mentoring support to vulnerable people to increase their confidence and social interaction.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£5,106	26/09/2020	"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more "The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Bridging the Gap Islington
£5,000	03/03/2020	Mentoring for Islington Residents at risk
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Bridging the Gap Islington
£5,000	06/03/2018	Towards mentoring support for vulnerable residents at risk of offending
National Lottery Community Fund - BtGI Mentoring people in trouble
£9,280	18/10/2017 12	This project will provide mentoring for people who are in the criminal justice system or at risk of crime, raising awareness of the services and support available to them.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Bridging the Gap Islington
£3,654	28/06/2016	Towards the costs of a Mentoring Support Project

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

NIKI WHITE Appointed: 2022

GREG FOXSMITH Appointed: 2015

SHARMILA RAJARATNAM Appointed: 2017

CLLR RUTH HAYES Appointed: 2019, Other trusteeships: CLERKENWELL WELFARE TRUST, MARX MEMORIAL LIBRARY, THE ADVICE SERVICES ALLIANCE, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT GEORGE AND ALL SAINTS TUFNELL PARK, ST LUKE'S TRUSTEE LIMITED,

MICK HOLLOWAY Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: FREDERICK BONNART-BRAUNTHAL TRUST,

ROBIN LATIMER (Chair) Appointed: 2015, Other trusteeship: THE NORTH LONDON AREA QUAKER MEETING PASTORAL FUND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/07/2015, number: 1162671

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; all on time

Main office

33 TOLLINGTON WAY
LONDON
N7 6RG

Objectives

THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, BY OFFERING OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS AND PROMOTE THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE WIDER LAW-ABIDING COMMUNITY , WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR AIMS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING A VOLUNTARY MENTORING SERVICE FOR PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING

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