Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: -2

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Very static board: -5
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 3

BRIDGE OF HOPE FOUNDATION

Providing grants and sponsorship to children and young adults in the developing world to go to school and university.To assist children to be able to spend time at school by providing access to clean water supplies.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

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
31/01/23	£46	£32	£14	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/22	£37	£32	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/21	£38	£18	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/20	£26	£29	£-3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/19	£33	£18	£15	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/18	£52	£17	£35	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/17	£15	£15	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/01/16?	£46	£22	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/14	£16	£22	£-6	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
31/12/13	£37	£13	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 11 years

www.bridge-hope.org

lisa@bridge-hope.org

02086210511

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Other Charitable Purposes
Overseas Aid/Famine Relief
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes grants to individuals
Makes grants to organisations
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides other finance

Where it operates

Ealing, Egypt, Ethiopia, Haiti, India, Kenya, Nepal, Rwanda, Uganda, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

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

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 53-81

LISA YACOUB Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Charity Manager

MARTIN ANTHONY FLETCHER Appointed: 2016, Occupation: Journalist

ROBERT NEWELL CVO (Chair) Appointed: 2013, Occupation: Retired

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 03/06/2013, number: 1152252
Registered at Companies House on 06/01/2012, number: 07900474

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
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

10 returns made; all on time

Main office

4 Brunner Road
London
W5 1BA

Objectives

(1) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF YOUNG PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.(2) TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND SICKNESS FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN ETHIOPIA, KENYA, GAMBIA AND INDIA AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL DETERMINE.(3)SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.