Overall GiG Score: 7 ?
Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 4
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +4

BRIDGE COMMUNITY WELLNESS GARDENS 

BWG runs wellness gardens, a craft centre and a community cafe to provide a therapeutic environment for those with learning difficulties and mental health issues, and young people struggling at school. It provides work experience for the long-term unemployed and students with behaviour problems.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be 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
Established: 7 years
Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebookX
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
31/12/22£203£157£46n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/21£184£146£38n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/20£121£151£-30n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/19£169£119£50n/an/an/an/an/a30
31/12/18*£84£84£0£0£0£0n/a030
Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 30 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cheshire West & Chester,

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
The Clothworkers Foundation£25,000
Cheshire Community Foundation£11,232
DCMS£9,916
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cheshire Community Foundation - Grant to Bridge Wellness Gardens
£1,000 24/03/2021
Grant to Bridge Wellness Gardens
Cheshire Community Foundation - Bridge Brighter Lives
£5,000 04/11/2020
Bridge Community Wellness Gardens address wellbeing and health issues in the local community, including mental health, isolation , loneliness. They will deliver weekly interactive sessions for the ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,916 10/07/2020
"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
Cheshire Community Foundation - Bridge Buddy Project
£5,232 30/04/2020
Bridge Community Wellness Gardens supports people in the local community with learning disabilities, learning difficulties or mental health issues. We want to ensure the health and wellbeing of our ....more
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bridge Community Wellness Gardens
£25,000 04/02/2020
construction of an activity room for a charity which works with disadvantaged young people in Cheshire
Cheshire Community Foundation - "Better Lives" work placement for those with learning disabilities.
£9,586 23/07/2018
Bridge Wellness Gardens in Ellesmere Port proves a therapeutic environment, volunteering and employment opportunity for those with mental health issues and learning disabilities and difficulties. The ....more

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/09/2017, number: 1174732
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
5 returns made; AR18: 84 days late,
Main office

Bridge Community Farms
Mill Lane
Great Sutton
ELLESMERE PORT
CH66 3NE

Objectives

TO PRESERVE AND PROTECT PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH FOR PEOPLE OF ALL AGES WHO HAVE MENTAL HEALTH, LEARNING OR BEHAVIOURAL DIFFICULTIES AND/OR PHYSICAL OR LEARNING DISABILITIES BY PROVIDING A HEALTHY, THERAPEUTIC, WELLNESS GARDEN ON OUR FARM IN ELLESMERE PORT, CHESHIRE, ALONG WITH SUPPORT AND TRAINING

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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