Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 3

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
Spending falling: -1
Future income +5
No PartB

2 Trustees: -2
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE BRIDGE TRUST CORPORATION

To intervene in the cycle of homelessness, unemployment, benefit dependency and exclusion that blights many people's lives and support them into self reliance, via employment, allowing them to be independent for the rest of their lives

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 2 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period

Established: 28 years

www.thebridgetrust.org.uk

info@thebridgetrust.org.uk

01732368363

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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	*	£0	£0	£0	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/22	*	£209	£324	£-116	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/21		£369	£307	£62	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
31/03/20		£1,065	£343	£722	£61	£1,340	£1,180	41.3	8	4
31/03/19		£428	£382	£46	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£530	£423	£107	£92	£604	£603	17.1	12	0
31/03/17		£654	£554	£100	£225	£503	£502	10.9	10	0
31/03/16		£458	£585	£-127	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£540	£513	£26	£186	£527	£511	11.9	15	0
31/03/14		£527	£524	£2	£178	£501	£501	11.5	12	0
31/03/13		£538	£516	£22	£179	£498	£498	11.6	17	0
31/03/12		£540	£460	£79	£160	£477	£477	12.4	12	0
31/03/11		£494	£470	£23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£490	£508	£-19	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£486	£413	£73	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/08		£423	£469	£-47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/07		£442	£432	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/06		£402	£391	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£361	£364	£-3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04		£342	£329	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Kent,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Bridge Trust Project
£2,845	21/10/2023	We are organising a range of activities and outings for young people who access our services. Up to 75% of them have mental health issues so this is something positive for them to get involved with.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bridge Trust
£50,000	30/07/2018 24	Providing homeless services to single, homeless adults. The grant will fund core costs.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to The Bridge Trust
£3,520	29/11/2017	We want to provide essential furniture items to vulnerable homeless adults when they move into their own accommodation.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	29/06/2017	Core costs
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bridge Trust
£50,000	21/07/2016 24	Providing homeless services to single, homeless adults. The grant will fund core costs.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bridge Trust
£15,000	07/01/2015 12	to contract a part time Service User Involvement Officer for a year to develop greater involvement of users with the design and implementation of the service they receive.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (2)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 47-57

GEMMA BUCKLAND Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Freelance Consultant, Other trusteeships: YMCA West Kent, YMCA THAMES GATEWAY,

NICOLAS HESLOP Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Public Affairs Manager, Other trusteeships: YMCA West Kent, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST. PETER, PEMBURY,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 02/11/1995, number: 1050291
Registered at Companies House on 09/10/1995, number: 03111576

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 6 days late, AR22: 17 days late,

Main office

THE BRIDGE TRUST CORPORATION
Tower House
Vale Rise
Tonbridge
TN9 1TB

Objectives

I) TO FURTHER THE CAUSE AND WORK OF YOUNG MEN'S ASSOCIATIONS IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD AND SEEKING TO UNITE THOSE WHO, REGARDING JESUS CHRIST AS THEIR GOD AND SAVIOUR, ACCORDING TO THE HOLY SCRIPTURES, DESIRE TO BE HIS DICIPLES IN THEIR FAITH AND IN THEIR LIFE, AND TO ASSOCIATE THEIR EFFORTS FOR THE EXTENSION OF HIS KINGDOM. II) TO LEAD YOUNG PEOPLE TO THE LORD JESUS CHRIST AND TO FULLNESS OF LIFE IN HIM. III) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION FOR MEN AND WOMEN WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. IV) TO RELIEVE OR ASSIST IN THE RELIEF OF NEED OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL, PHYSICAL OR ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND UPON TERMS APPROPRIATE TO THEIR MEANS AND IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING, IMPROVING AND MANAGING HOUSES OR HOSTELS THAT PROVIDE RESIDENTIAL ACCOMMODATION. V) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND RELIEVE NEED TO DEVELOP THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPABILITIES OF PERSONS OF ALL AGES BY PROVIDING VOCATIONAL TRAINING, ADVICE AND SUPPORT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED, BUT INITIALLY IN KENT

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