Finance Score: -8

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 3

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -3 times
Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: -3

BRIDGE MINISTRIES

Bridge Ministries comprises The Bridge Church and BRIDGEfriends 1. BRIDGEfriends befriend vulnerable women affected by poverty, drug and alcohol addiction, domestic violence, prostitution and other issues. We empower women to break free by offering extensive practical and emotional support. 2. The Bridge Church works to advance the Christian faith and provide pastoral care.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

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 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended
Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending

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
05/04/23	*	£13	£21	£-8	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	0
05/04/22	*	£19	£28	£-9	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	2
05/04/21		£42	£24	£18	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
05/04/20		£30	£33	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
05/04/19	*	£27	£31	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
05/04/18		£32	£29	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/17		£29	£25	£4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/16		£31	£24	£7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/15		£37	£27	£10	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/14		£16	£15	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
05/04/13		£14	£12	£2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 12 years

www.bridgeministries.org.uk

office@bridgeministries.org.uk

07540 626 150

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Services for females

How it operates

Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

North East Lincolnshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

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

DCMS	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£10,000
Lincolnshire Community Foundation	£8,800

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000	06/10/2020	"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 ....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."
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - BRIDGE Friends Grimsby Covid Project
£4,400	25/04/2020	Advice and support for vulnerable people
Lincolnshire Community Foundation - BRIDGE Friends Grimsby Covid Project
£4,400	25/04/2020	Advice and support for vulnerable people
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bridge Community Hub
£10,000	26/09/2019 12	The Bridge Community Hub

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DONNA LEPPITT Appointed: 2017

JOANNE SMITH Appointed: 2022

TONY JEWITT (Chair) Appointed: 2011

ALUN RUSSELL LEPPITT Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Book-Keeper, Other trusteeship: THE STIRRING, SOUTHAMPTON,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/04/2012, number: 1146866

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

11 returns made; AR23: 28 days late, AR22: 77 days late, AR19: 69 days late,

Main office

Unit M15 Business Hub
Freeman Street Market
Nelson Street
GRIMSBY
DN32 7DS

Objectives

OBJECT 1: TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS, IN SUCH AREAS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM AND THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY SEE FIT, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS, LECTURES, PUBLIC CELEBRATION OF CHRISTIAN FAITH, PRODUCTION AND/OR DISTRIBUTION OF LITERATURE THAT WILL ENLIGHTEN OTHERS ABOUT THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION.OBJECT 2: THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY AND SICKNESS IN THE GRIMSBY AREA AND OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, AS THE TRUSTEES MAY SEE FIT, BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED AND/OR CHARITIES, OR OTHER ORGANISATIONS WORKING TO PREVENT OR RELIEVE POVERTY. OBJECT 3: TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN THE GRIMSBY AREA, OR IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY SEE FIT, BY PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. SOCIAL EXCLUSION COULD BE BECAUSE OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, YOUTH OR OLD AGE, MENTAL OR PHYSICAL ILL HEALTH, SUBSTANCE ABUSE OR DEPENDENCY, DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF FACTORS EXPRESSED IN THE HUMAN RIGHTS ACT (1998), POOR EDUCATIONAL/SKILLS ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP/FAMILY BREAKDOWN, POOR HOUSING WITHOUT BASIC HABITABLE STANDARDS, CRIME (VICTIMS AND REHABILITATING OFFENDERS).

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