Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 5

Support Score: 10

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Large volunteer base +5
Overall weighted support: +5

Overall GiG Score: 10

THE NEW BRIDGE FOUNDATION

Our volunteers befriend some of the most vulnerable people in prison regardless of their location or crime. Throughout our work we stay in contact with people in prison and ex-offenders for as long as they need our help. We have no artificial cut-off points. Our subsidiary company, Inside Time, publishes Inside Time the national newspaper for people in prison.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
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		£177	£297	£-120	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/22		£109	£300	£-191	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/21		£181	£211	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/20		£372	£220	£152	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/19		£300	£223	£78	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/18		£439	£226	£213	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/17		£170	£182	£-13	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/16		£206	£170	£37	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/15		£164	£153	£11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14		£792	£746	£45	£658	£91	£76	1.2	6	0
31/12/13		£802	£870	£-68	£653	£48	£33	0.5	16	0
31/12/12		£878	£1,036	£-158	£698	£119	£94	1.1	17	0
31/12/11		£1,027	£1,048	£-20	£646	£277	£132	1.5	15	0
31/12/10		£1,059	£1,087	£-28	£609	£297	£251	2.8	18	0
31/12/09		£1,044	£1,059	£-15	£60	£325	£279	3.2	20	0
31/12/08		£978	£841	£137	£389	£340	£283	4	16	0
31/12/07		£780	£697	£82	£339	£187	£170	2.9	14	0
31/12/06		£570	£696	£-127	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/05	*	£604	£549	£56	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/04		£341	£242	£100	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 26%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000

Established: 21 years

www.newbridgefoundation.org.uk

info@newbridgefoundation.org.uk

02086713856

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Other Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Mentoring and leadership support

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

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
Postcode Society Trust - Unrestricted Funding
£20,000	30/06/2023	This funded us reaching 60 more lonely people in prison, in the 1st of our 3 year strategy to double our service users.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£7,116	28/07/2020	"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....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."
Ministry of Justice - HMPPS - Provision of In-Cell Telephony Befriending Pilot
£12,500	01/06/2019	To pilot a befriending service using in-cell telephony
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to New Bridge Foundation
£10,000	15/10/2018	£10,000 towards core costs of befriending service. New Bridge Foundation runs a befriending programme to relieve isolation of individuals in prison through volunteer letter writing and visiting.
AB Charitable Trust - Befriending people in prison
£10,000	20/10/2015	£10,000 towards core costs of the Befriending Service

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 27-74

AILIE RENNIE Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Phd Student

ANNA CATHERINE ROSEMARY PARLEY Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Communications Manager

CRISTIANA VIANA CARDOSO SHEPHERD Appointed: 2023

DR LYNNE GARNE Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Retired

HELEN BOOTHMAN (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired

JOHN PATRICK O'REILLY Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Company Director

MARIE MELANIE LOEB Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Head Of Research & Impact

SEAN ANTHONY ORMEROD Appointed: 2024, Occupation: Prison Director

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 29/04/2004, number: 1103511
Registered at Companies House on 18/02/2004, number: 05048063

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR05: 50 days late,

Main office

1a Elm Park
LONDON
SW2 2TX

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:TO PROMOTE AND SUPPORT THE EDUCATION, BEFRIENDING AND RESETTLEMENT OF PRISONERS AND EX-OFFENDERS INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO:(A) PROVIDING BEFRIENDING, MENTORING AND SUPPORT TO PRISONERS AND EX-OFFENDERS THROUGH A NATIONAL NETWORK OF VOLUNTEERS;(B) PROVIDING INFORMATION RESETTLEMENT SERVICES TO PRISONERS AND EX-OFFENDERS BOTH INSIDE PRISONS AND IN THE COMMUNITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONALLY.

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