01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Other
- Registered
- 24 March 1994
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
- Latest income
- £42,600,000
- Latest expenditure
- £120,800,000
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: CORPORATION OF LONDON, PO BOX 270, LONDON, EC2P 2EJ
Website recorded by the regulator: www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The maintenance and support of London Bridge, Southwark Bridge, Blackfriars Bridge, Tower Bridge and Millennium Bridge. Surplus income is used for charitable funding purposes benefiting the inhabitants of Greater London in such ways as the Trustee thinks fit.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 17 December 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £42,600,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £120,800,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 8 January 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £40,100,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £118,900,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 January 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £35,300,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £103,700,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 January 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,410,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £66,600,000
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 December 2021
- Date Accounts Received
- 24 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £47,400,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £89,600,000
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £42,600,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £120,800,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 15
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 8 January 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £40,100,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £118,900,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 9
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 5
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 3
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £35,300,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £103,700,000
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 4
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £3,410,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £66,600,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £200,000
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 7
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 130001 140000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 200001 250000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 250001 300000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 300001 350000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 350001 400000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 400001 450000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 450001 500000
- 0
- Count Salary Band Over 500000
- 0
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 December 2021
- Total Gross Income
- £47,400,000
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £89,600,000
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- Yes
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £803,214
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 6
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 80001 90000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 90001 100000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 0
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 17 December 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 11100000
- Income Investments
- 31200000
- Income Other
- 300000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 42600000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £17,300,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £103,500,000
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 120800000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 17300000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 78900000
- Expenditure Governance
- 400000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 8500000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 334136
- Gain Loss Investment
- 38600000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1200000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £372,800,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1591700000
- Assets Own Use
- 2900000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1588800000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £68,900,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £167,300,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 46100000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,493,300,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 81700000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 85600000
- Assets Cash
- £10,100,000
- Funds Endowment
- 851600000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 641700000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1493300000
- Count Employees
- 153
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 8 January 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 10500000
- Income Investments
- 28900000
- Income Other
- 700000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 40100000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £15,100,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £103,700,000
- Expenditure Other
- 100000
- Expenditure Total
- 118900000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 15100000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 82900000
- Expenditure Governance
- 300000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 7600000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 414722
- Gain Loss Investment
- -5800000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 2900000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £406,700,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1607300000
- Assets Own Use
- 2800000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1604500000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -1500000
- Assets Other Assets
- £71,400,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £145,500,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 47500000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,531,700,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 80500000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 65000000
- Assets Cash
- £10,400,000
- Funds Endowment
- 904300000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 627400000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1531700000
- Count Employees
- 159
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 January 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 100000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 7600000
- Income Investments
- 27200000
- Income Other
- 400000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 35300000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £12,000,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £89,900,000
- Expenditure Other
- 1800000
- Expenditure Total
- 103700000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 12000000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 60000000
- Expenditure Governance
- 300000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 6200000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 300000
- Gain Loss Investment
- -60900000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 20300000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £155,200,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1672700000
- Assets Own Use
- 3000000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1669700000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -4300000
- Assets Other Assets
- £58,400,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £113,400,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 35700000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,613,400,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 67600000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 45800000
- Assets Cash
- £7,600,000
- Funds Endowment
- 969200000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 644200000
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 1613400000
- Count Employees
- 129
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 January 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 200000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 3100000
- Income Investments
- 30400000
- Income Other
- 400000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 34100000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £15,300,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £49,000,000
- Expenditure Other
- 2300000
- Expenditure Total
- 66600000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 8400000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 33300000
- Expenditure Governance
- 1200000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 5600000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 262873
- Gain Loss Investment
- 104500000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 5000000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £194,800,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1779300000
- Assets Own Use
- 3100000
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1776200000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -25000000
- Assets Other Assets
- £42,500,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £76,600,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 26900000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,720,200,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 47400000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 29200000
- Assets Cash
- £4,100,000
- Funds Endowment
- 1030000000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 689700000
- Funds Restricted
- 500000
- Funds Total
- 1720200000
- Count Employees
- 131
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 March 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 24 December 2021
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 15400000
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 500000
- Income Investments
- 30400000
- Income Other
- 1100000
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 47400000
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £15,000,000
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £72,300,000
- Expenditure Other
- 2300000
- Expenditure Total
- 89600000
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 5900000
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 58600000
- Expenditure Governance
- 600000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 600000
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 300000
- Gain Loss Investment
- 155500000
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -6500000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £214,300,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 1690000000
- Assets Own Use
- 3059346
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 1686940654
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -27700000
- Assets Other Assets
- £54,500,000
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £73,600,000
- Assets Current Investment
- 38000000
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £1,643,200,000
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 44800000
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 28800000
- Assets Cash
- £4,500,000
- Funds Endowment
- 979500000
- Funds Unrestricted
- 659900000
- Funds Restricted
- 3800000
- Funds Total
- 1643200000
- Count Employees
- 130
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 205
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 203
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People With Disabilities
- Classification Code
- 310
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Activities
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 204
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 303
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Other Finance
- Classification Code
- 202
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Elderly/old People
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 1994-03-24T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- (1)ROYAL CHARTER 1282 (2)BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE ACT 1863 (3) BLACKFRIARS AND SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ACT 1867 (4)CORPORATION OF LONDON(TOWER BRIDGE)ACT 1885 THE CHARITIES ORDER 1995 (5) STATUTORY INSTRUMENT 4017 2001 (SEE PAGE 2 OF SCHEME 26/8/2005. as amended by supplemental Charter 01 Jun 2023
- Charitable Objects
- THE MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF LONDON BRIDGE, BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE, SOUTHWARK BRIDGE, TOWER BRIDGE AND THE MILLENNIUM BRIDGE. ANY SURPLUS INCOME TO BE APPLIED: IN OR TOWARDS THE PROVISION OF TRANSPORT AND ACCESS TO IT FOR ELDERLY OR DISABLED PEOPLE IN THE GREATER LONDON AREA; AND, OR, FOR OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF GREATER LONDON IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.
- Area Of Benefit
- LONDON BRIDGE, BLACKFRIARS BRIDGE, SOUTHWARK BRIDGE, TOWER BRIDGE, THE MILLENNIUM BRIDGE AND GREATER LONDON.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 311746
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRIDGE HOUSE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 311729
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRIDGE HOUSE ESTATES TRUST FUND
- Charity Name Id
- 311754
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- THE CITY BRIDGE TRUST
- Charity Name Id
- 311737
- Charity Name Type
- Previous name
- Charity Name
- BRIDGE HOUSE GRANTS
- Charity Name Id
- 676273
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- CITY BRIDGE FOUNDATION
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investment
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management