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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -2
Support Score: 0
  • No PartB
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Mainly female board: -1
  • Large volunteers +5
Overall GiG Score: 3 ?

BRIDGE COUNSELLING

We offer: - A counselling service provided by trained Christian counsellors for adults and children. - A confidential and safe environment where people can explore life issues such as bereavement, depression, low self esteem and confidence, moderate anxiety states, anger, abuse, trauma and couples. - Help to individuals as they work through these issues towards constructive change
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been very successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
  • The Board is predominantly female

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/12/23£11£5£5
31/12/22£14£6£8
31/12/21£11£4£8
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 4 years

www.bridgecounselling.org

coordinator@bridgecounselling.org

01234822681

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
GiG Classification
  • Outpatient support services
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BARBARA BANNARD-SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2020
  • DR TIMOTHY EDWARD PEDLEY Appointed: 2022
  • FELICITY AUDREY ENDERSBY LEINSTER Appointed: 2020
  • JENNIFER JOAN HADLEY Appointed: 2020
  • LESLEY RITA DEAN Appointed: 2020
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 02/09/2020, number: 1191105
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
3 returns made; all on time
Main office

BRIDGE COUNSELLING
BROMHAM BAPTIST CHURCH
VILLAGE ROAD
BROMHAM
BEDFORD
MK43 8LJ

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE MENTAL HEALTH OF PEOPLE RESIDING IN BROMHAM, BEDFORD AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF A COUNSELLING SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE VALUES OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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