Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 2

Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
No PartB

Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 3

THE BRIDGE CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS

The management and operation of a community arts building used by groups promoting the education, entertainment, health and wellbeing of the people of Darlington and its surrounding areas.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
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 age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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
31/03/23		£17	£38	£-21	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/22		£53	£33	£20	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	4
31/03/21		£27	£23	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
31/03/20	*	£20	£21	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£25	£37	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£37	£20	£17	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 7 years

www.thebridgedarlington.org.uk

info@thebridgedarlington.org.uk

01325243864

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Darlington,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
5 volunteers

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
CAF - Grant to Bridge Centre for Visual Arts
£3,000	18/06/2020 3	Grant to Bridge Centre for Visual Arts to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - The Bridge Darlington equipment update
£6,882	10/05/2017 12	The project will purchase new IT equipment to improve facilities at their community arts centre. This will enable the group to deliver arts and creative activities to improve the wellbeing of people ....more The project will purchase new IT equipment to improve facilities at their community arts centre. This will enable the group to deliver arts and creative activities to improve the wellbeing of people from vulnerable community groups.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 35-76

JO PICKERING Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Teacher

BONNIE DAVIES Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Retired

MIKE RENTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Self Employed

VERONICA COPELAND Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Retired

CHRISTOPHER CHARLES CLARK (Chair) Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Chartered Surveyor

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 21/12/2016, number: 1170869
Registered at Companies House on 01/03/2016, number: 10034251

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

6 returns made; AR20: 59 days late,

Main office

The Bridge Centre for Visual Arts
McMullen House
Yarm Road
DARLINGTON
DL1 1ED

Objectives

4. THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS (“OBJECTS”) ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO CARRYING ON THE FOLLOWING ACTIVITIES:THE MANAGEMENT AND OPERATION OF A COMMUNITY ARTS BUILDING USED BY GROUPS PROMOTING THE EDUCATION, ENTERTAINMENT, HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF THE PEOPLE OF DARLINGTON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS.THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF DARLINGTON AND ITS SURROUNDING AREAS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LOCAL

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