Finance Score: -3
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 3
  • Volatile income: -3
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +3
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

THE BRIDGE AT WATERLOO

Develop the capacity and skills of socially and economically disadvantaged communities by developing a bridge to the cultural opportunities offered by nearby centres of the Arts in order to promote learning and develop employability skills. Also to promote, for the benefit of the public, the regeneration of Parish buildings for Faith, Community and Heritage purposes.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently
  • 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
31/12/23£137£143£-6n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/22£306£325£-19n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/21£294£368£-74n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/20£423£265£158n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/19£289£290£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/18£273£268£5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/17£260£247£13n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/12/16£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

bridgeatwaterloo.org

bridgeadmin@stjohnswaterloo.org

02076339819

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
GiG Classification
  • Other facilities management and maintenance
How it operates
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout London,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • The General Public/Mankind

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.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
London Catalyst - The Bridge at Waterloo - 1
£4,000 15/11/2022
The Dragon Cafe Lambeth
The Fore - RAFT COVID-19 response grant to The Bridge at Waterloo
£5,000 25/06/2020
36
Grant from The Fore's RAFT Immediate Response Fund to The Bridge at Waterloo, as part of The Fore's COVID-19 Response programme.
Walcot Foundation - Digital Futures
£24,000 18/05/2017
36
Digital Futures

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 56-79
  • DAVID WILLIAM CLARSON Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor
  • DR DAISY ANN POWELL Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Reader / Associate Professor
  • ELAINE THOMAS Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired Headmistress
  • MEGAN WOTHERSPOON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Organisational Consultant
  • REV GILES WILLIAM GODDARD Appointed: 2016
  • ROSALIND RAMSAY Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Deputy Medical Director
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2016, number: 1167768
  • Registered at Companies House on 22/12/2015, number: 09926965
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
8 returns made; all on time
Main office

St. Johns Church
Waterloo Road
LONDON
SE1 8TY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:1 FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE MEMBERS OF SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES, THE INHABITANTS OF THE 'PARISH OF ST JOHN'S WITH ST ANDREW'S' BUT ALSO THOSE OF GREATER LONDON, TO DEVELOP THEIR CAPACITY AND SKILLS SO THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET THEIR NEEDS AND PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY;2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF YOUNGER INHABITANTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE UNEMPLOYED OR ON LOW INCOMES OF THE PARISH, AND ALSO THOSE LIKEWISE LIVING IN GREATER LONDON INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, BY DEVELOPING A BRIDGE BETWEEN THOSE PEOPLE AND THE CULTURAL OPPORTUNITIES OFFERED BY THE PROXIMITY OF THE SOUTH BANK AND NEARBY CENTRES OF THE ARTS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE LEARNING AND DEVELOP EMPLOYABILITY SKILLS;3. TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, THE REGENERATION OF BUILDINGS BELONGING TO THE PARISH, FOR FAITH, COMMUNITY AND HERITAGE PRESERVATION PURPOSES BY ALL OF ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: - THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:- THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS, AND / OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS.4. TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES), AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE ETHICAL PRINCIPLES OF THE 'PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF ST JOHN'S WITH ST ANDREW'S', THAT THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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