Finance Score: 3

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 2

Fundraising costs low: +3

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 2

BRIDGE CARE LIMITED

Operating a care home for the frail elderly

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees
The Board has little diversity in terms of age

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	*	£1,848	£2,035	£-187	£7	£1,492	£1,391	8.2	49	12
31/03/22		£1,857	£1,697	£160	£14	£1,678	£1,625	11.5	43	12
31/03/21		£1,786	£1,568	£218	£12	£1,518	£1,458	11.2	43	15
31/03/20		£1,592	£1,643	£-51	£0	£1,300	£1,244	9.1	39	20
31/03/19		£1,469	£1,490	£-21	£0	£1,352	£1,296	10.4	39	20
31/03/18	*	£1,434	£1,512	£-78	£58	£1,372	£1,252	9.9	39	0
31/03/17		£1,431	£1,382	£49	£49	£1,450	£1,369	11.9	39	0
31/03/16		£1,309	£1,320	£-11	£12	£1,401	£1,331	12.1	40	0
31/03/15		£1,412	£1,284	£128	£14	£1,353	£1,271	11.9	40	0
31/03/14	*	£1,256	£1,252	£4	£14	£1,225	£1,141	10.9	40	0
31/03/13	*	£1,281	£1,247	£34	£1,224	£1,221	£1,137	10.9	40	0
31/03/12		£1,242	£1,205	£37	£1,180	£1,231	£1,136	11.3	44	0
31/03/11		£1,125	£1,162	£-37	£1,124	£1,194	£1,131	11.7	36	0
31/03/10		£1,128	£1,170	£-42	£1,137	£1,231	£1,156	11.9	35	0
31/03/09		£1,145	£1,104	£41	£1,067	£1,274	£1,186	12.9	35	0
31/03/08	*	£1,120	£1,034	£86	£1,028	£1,233	£1,233	14.3	35	0
31/03/07	*	£1,022	£974	£48	£974	£1,147	£1,147	14.1	36	0
31/03/06		£884	£900	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/05		£872	£896	£-23	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/04	*	£807	£778	£28	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0.4%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0.3%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 22%
Liabilities/Income: 22%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 93%
Reserves/Spending: 8.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.7

Asset Split ?

Established: 36 years
(38 years as a company)

www.bridgecare.org.uk

admin@bridgecare.org.uk

01225338448

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Tweets

Listed activities

Accommodation/Housing
Disability

GiG Classification

Residential nursing care facilities

How it operates

Provides buildings/facilities/open space

Where it operates

Bath And North East Somerset,

Who it helps

Elderly/Old People

Who works here?

49 employees
12 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
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000	24/09/2021	Supporting residents irrespective of their financial status - Ray King Fund

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 63-71

DR PAUL JONATHAN BOOTH Appointed: 2015, Occupation: Doctor

TILLY JESSIE WOOD Appointed: 2007, Occupation: Consultant

GRAHAM COLIN BARBER Appointed: 2014, Occupation: Chartered Accountant, Other trusteeship: BIBLE TRUST,

TIMOTHY JOHN DEWES Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Teacher, Other trusteeship: SPA (PEGGY DODD) BATH,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/05/1988, number: 299400
Registered at Companies House on 18/03/1986, number: 02001246

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Care Quality Commission

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
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
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

20 returns made; AR23: 63 days late, AR18: 1 days late, AR14: 1 days late, AR13: 1 days late, AR08: 1 days late, AR07: 0 days late, AR04: 1 days late,

Main office

Bridgemead Nursing & Residential Home
81 St. Johns Road
Bathwick
BATH
BA2 6PZ

Objectives

TO PROVIDE FOR THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY DEPENDENT PERSONS IN NECESSITOUS CIRCUMSTANCES BY ESTABLISHING A RESIDENTIAL HOME RUN AS A CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY AND OFFERING THE HIGHEST QUALITY OF CARE TO PERSONS ON TERMS ACCORDING TO THEIR MEANS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

BATH

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