Overall GiG Score: -4 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -4
Support Score: 0
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Narrow trustee age band: -2
  • No supporters identified

BRIDGE-IT HOUSING UK TEAM LTD 

Bridge-It housing specialises in accommodation and support to families and single persons across Yorkshire, Greater Manchester and Lancashire.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board has little diversity in terms of age

Financial issues to consider:

  • Accounts have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Established: 12 years

www.bridge-ithousing.org.uk

hr@bridge-ithousing.org.uk

0113 5318450

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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
28/02/23£9,052£8,625£427£0£3,415£2,2073.11329
28/02/22£7,655£6,935£719£0£2,081£2,0813.6129129
28/02/21£5,951£5,352£598£0£1,362£1,3623.112416
29/02/20*£3,787£3,356£431£0£763£7632.7560
28/02/19*£2,734£2,397£337£0£732£7323.7456
28/02/18£1,753£1,578£175£0£365£3652.8250
28/02/17*£1,421£1,281£139£0£316£3163330
28/02/16*£876£772£104£354£171£1712.7250
28/02/15*£604£552£52£122£68£681.5190
28/02/14£348£340£8£0£0£0n/a00
28/02/13£168£161£8£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 1%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 65%
Reserves/Spending: 3.1 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 3 months
Quick Ratio: 8.5
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Education/Training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who works here?
  • 132 employees
  • 9 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Barnsley, Bradford City, City Of Wakefield, Doncaster, Kirklees, Manchester City, Oldham, Rotherham, Salford City,

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bridge It Housing UK Team Ltd
£93,000 09/06/2016
36
towards three years' salary of a Life and Debt Counsellor at a project providing support to ex-offenders across Yorkshire

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 43-54
  • MELISIA BARNES Appointed: 2012, Occupation: Childcare Business Operator
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 11/04/2012, number: 1146838
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/02/2012, number: 07941530
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Homes England
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events 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 conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
11 returns made; AR20: 321 days late, AR19: 16 days late, AR17: 203 days late, AR16: 76 days late, AR15: 38 days late,
Main office

202 - 204 Upper Town Street
Bramley
Leeds
West Yorkshire
LS13 2EP

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF VULNERABLE PEOPLE IN BRADFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY:(A) PROVIDING ACCESS TO SAFE AND SECURE PRIVATE RENTED ACCOMMODATION;(B) PROMOTING AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO MEETING THEIR NEEDS;(C) FORGING PARTNERSHIPS WITH OTHER LOCAL ORGANISATIONS TO ENSURE EACH VULNERABLE PERSON RECEIVES THE SERVICES TO WHICH THEY ARE ENTITLED. WITH THE AIM OF EMPOWERING VULNERABLE PEOPLE TO OBTAIN THE SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE NECESSARY TO MANAGE SUCCESSFUL INDEPENDENT LIVING.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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