Overall GiG Score: 9 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 1
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +1

THE BRIDGES PROGRAMMES 

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation
Established: 19 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/12/17 31/12/18 31/12/19 31/12/20 31/12/21 31/12/22
Charitable activities £549,688 £615,832 £471,479 £545,346 £690,943
Donations & Legacies £1,143 £206 £178 £5,158
Other Income
Investment Income
Total income £313,863 £550,831 £616,038 £471,657 £550,504 £691,194
Charitable activities spending £356,235 £468,535 £479,299 £582,696
Fundraising costs 90%
Other spending £44,959 £48,526 £64,387 £63,481
Total spending £315,077 £401,194 £517,061 £424,209 £543,686 £646,177
Surplus/deficit -£1,214 £149,637 £98,977 £47,448 £6,818 £45,017
What it does
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Who it helps
  • Children or young people
  • People with a particular ethnic or racial origin
  • Other defined groups
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The promotion of equality and diversity
  • Any other purpose that may reasonably be regarded as analogous to any of the preceding purposes
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: Glasgow City
  • This charity is based in an area of high deprivation

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
Glasgow City Council - Steps to Employment
£13,505 21/03/2019
Provides a range of work based initiatives and interventions to promote the social and economic integration of asylum seekers, refugees and those for whom English is a second language.
Glasgow City Council - Steps to Employment
£13,505 31/05/2018
Provides a range of work based initiatives and interventions to promote the social and economic integration of asylum seekers, refugees and those for whom English is a second language.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bridges Programmes
£120,000 18/07/2012
Towards the salaries of two posts supporting the social and economic integration of refugees through work-based interventions and life skills support.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (5)
Current Directors appointed

Age Range of Directors: 41-67
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 12/10/2004, number: SC036344
  • Registered at Companies House on 02/12/2008, number: SC352017
Filing Record
5 returns made; all on time
Main office

Suite G6 Flemington House, G21 4BF

Objectives

The objects of the Company are to be exclusively charitable in nature and for the public benefit and in pursuance thereof the Company shall seek to promote the welfare and relieve the needs, particularly, but not exclusively of asylum seekers, refugees, overseas professionals and workers and those suffering discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, ethnic origin, race, culture or immigration status (the 'Client Group') by promoting their integration and equality and thereby maximising the Client Group's full integrationinto society.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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