Overall GiG Score: 15 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 1
Support Score: 12
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteers +5
  • Grant maker support: +7

BRIDGES FOR COMMUNITIES 

The charity promotes racial and religious respect and trust by facilitating interaction between people of different cultures and faiths. Activities include:- cultural exchange visits between the UK & Middle East- local events that bring people together in the UK (Peace Feasts, Sharing Festivals etc)- support for asylum seekers and refugees (b.friend)- training to educate and equip people
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • 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
Established: 14 years

www.bridgesforcommunities.com

info@bridgesforcommunities.com

07816638715

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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
31/05/23£267£281£-14n/an/an/an/an/a4,320
31/05/22£210£182£28n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/05/21£183£131£52n/an/an/an/an/a140
31/05/20£135£117£18n/an/an/an/an/a120
31/05/19£117£109£8n/an/an/an/an/a124
31/05/18£77£72£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/17£77£54£22£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/16£46£45£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/15£49£45£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/14£34£28£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/13£25£24£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/12£13£11£2£0£0£0n/a00
31/05/11£3£3£0£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Education/Training
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 4,320 volunteers
Who it helps
  • The General Public/Mankind
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, Cardiff, Jordan, Nottingham City, Occupied Palestinian Territories,

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
Quartet Community Foundation£58,374
Barrow Cadbury Trust£33,000
National Lottery Community Fund£19,835
Co-Operative Group£1,478
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Sewing classes for refugee women
£9,999 15/09/2023
This funding will be used to provide sewing lessons for refugee women enabling them to learn new skills practise English and build friendships. The project also aims to enable participants to ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£5,000 29/06/2023
A contribution towards the costs of the project manager for the RefuLingua project supporting refugees to gain paid work experience teaching their native language.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£10,000 14/12/2022
A walking group for men in Bristol including refugee and asylum seeking men and local volunteers, to reduce isolation and improve physical and mental health.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£2,000 09/12/2022
A contribution to core organisational costs for this group supporting asylum seekers and refugees.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£5,000 20/10/2022
Towards a creche and sewing classes for refugee and asylum seeking women, providing a safe, warm space for women to come together to create and socialise alongside local volunteers.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£5,000 17/08/2022
To make the group's regular programme of Peace Feasts more environmentally friendly and sustainable, and to use them as a platform for conversations in Bristol’s diverse communities about reducing ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£500 27/06/2022
As requested by the donor towards a pilot sewing project for Bristol Quilters to run sewing sessions with Afghani women.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sewing Workshops for Refugee Women
£9,836 10/06/2022
The project will support the development of sewing classes and courses to meet increased demand for refugees to improve skills improve social engagement and mental health and increase opportunities ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£1,504 14/03/2022
As requested by the donor towards a pilot sewing project for Bristol Quilters to run sewing sessions with Afghani women.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£1,478 23/10/2021
We hope that funding is secured to continue our befriending projects, such as a craft group for refugee women, and Walk With Me which encourages daily exercise and promotes wellbeing.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£10,000 21/07/2021
10
Towards a new Operations Manager role for business and financial management of the organisation to free the Managing Director to plan and develop strategy more effectively.
Quartet Community Foundation - RefuLingua
£9,880 17/12/2020
To continue supporting up to 20 refugee tutors in teacher training skills and delivering language classes across Bristol as a step towards employment and increased sense of purpose.
Barrow Cadbury Trust - COVID-19 - Bridges for Communities
£33,000 07/10/2020
5
To continue providing befriending, wellbeing and training activities for newly arrived and isolated refugees living in Bristol.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£5,000 09/07/2020
For services that help to reduce isolation and vulnerability among refugees and asylum seekers during the Coronavirus outbreak and as the lockdown is eased.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards core costs
£1,000 26/03/2020
Towards core costs.
Quartet Community Foundation - Peace Feasts
£1,490 10/03/2020
12
Facilitating monthly 'Peace Feast' dinners to give people from different cultures/faiths in Bristol (including refugees and asylum seekers) the opportunity to meet, reduce isolation and build ....more
Quartet Community Foundation - RefuLingua
£3,000 22/05/2019
13
To fund a further five tutors through the RefuLingua project.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bridges for Communities
£15,000 07/12/2017
24
To employ a fundraising consultant to help develop and review a new fundraising strategy; communications expertise to create 4 short films and develop their annual report and to explore and pilot an ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a “b.friend” craft collective for refugees and asylum seekers
£1,500 05/08/2015
Towards a “b.friend” craft collective for refugees and asylum seekers.
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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

Age Range of Trustees: 36-52
  • AZZA MUSTAFA Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Health & Wellbeing Coordinator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 27/07/2010, number: 1137092
  • Registered at Companies House on 06/05/2010, number: 07245606
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; all on time
Main office

42 Carrington Road
BRISTOL
BS3 2AG

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ('THE OBJECTS') ARE FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AND ARE RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:(A) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY, THE PROMOTION OF ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS AND CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT;(B) THE PROMOTION OF RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS HARMONY INCLUDING BUT NOT BY WAY OF LIMITATION THROUGH THE PROMOTION OF KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS AND BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS OF THE DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS AND FAITHS IN ORDER TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS AND DIFFERENT FAITHS IN SUCH PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME MAY THINK FIT.

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE MIDDLE EAST AND THE WORLD

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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