Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 5
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

BRIDGE SCHOOL MALVERN 

We support young people who struggle in the mainstream classroom environment or for young people who have left education without the prospect of further education or employment. We enable them to experience the satisfaction and therapeutic benefit of growing food and caring for animals.
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
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age
Established: 16 years

bridgeschoolmalvern.org

enquiries@bridgeschoolmalvern.org

01684 311632

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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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
31/08/22£1,618£1,632£-15£11£602£6024.4440
31/08/21£1,469£1,430£39£1£616£6165.2400
31/08/20£1,474£1,210£263£9£542£5425.4333
31/08/19£968£959£9£24£279£1321.7260
31/08/18£659£603£56£7£267£1212.41912
31/08/17£394£377£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/16£286£283£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/15£280£261£18£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/14£286£264£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/13£191£191£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/12£176£184£-8£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/11£208£174£34£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/10£180£160£20£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/09*£153£87£67£0£0£0n/a00
31/08/08*£83£70£13£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.7%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.6%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 9%
Liabilities/Income: 4%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 100%
Reserves/Spending: 4.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 2 months
Quick Ratio: 5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 44 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Worcestershire,

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
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Bridge Education Centre
£81,206 23/10/2018
36
The project will fund a Transition Worker providing bespoke support to access training and activities for children who are looked after or have behavioural difficulties. The aims are to re-engage ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Kitchen and dining facilities and site development
£9,960 02/04/2017
12
This group will use the funding to install additional kitchen and dining facilities for use by primary school aged children who may have been excluded from mainstream education. This will develop ....more
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bridge Training and Development
£42,000 16/08/2013
towards the purchase of additional land for this farm training charity for marginalised young people in Worcestershire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 61-72
  • HELEN ATTREE (Chair) Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Charity Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/01/2008, number: 1122536
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/09/2007, number: 06362939
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Estyn: Her Majesty's Inspectorate For Education And Training In Wales
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
15 returns made; AR09: 10 days late, AR08: 26 days late,
Main office

Unit 2 Hanley Workshops,
Hanley Road,
Hanley Swan,
Worcestershire,
WR8 0DX

Objectives

3. THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS (THE OBJECTS) ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF ESTABLISHING AND OPERATING ANY EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENT OR ESTABLISHMENTS IN MALVERN HILLS AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Defined Area of Benefit:

IN THE MALVERN HILLS AND OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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