BRIDGES CENTRE — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 25 January 2000
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 03853667
Financial period: 1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025
Latest income: £1,278,902
Latest expenditure: £1,297,453
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: Drybridge Park, MONMOUTH, NP25 5AS

Website recorded by the regulator: www.bridgescentre.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Bridges is a vital hub for local activity and aims to provide bridges between different sections of the community. It has over 60 activities, support groups, courses and clubs meeting every week. It runs 3 important community projects, provides a base for charities and also offers start up units for small businesses. It attracts over 1,000 users and visitors every week.

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: 19 January 2026
Date Accounts Received: 22 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,278,902
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,297,453

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: 21 January 2025
Date Accounts Received: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,111,887
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,159,897

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: 29 January 2024
Date Accounts Received: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,220,187
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,227,417

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: 18 January 2023
Date Accounts Received: 18 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,001,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,071,407

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: 25 January 2022
Date Accounts Received: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,053,894
Total Gross Expenditure: £943,851

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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: 19 January 2026
Total Gross Income: £1,278,902
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,297,453
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 5
Count Govt Grants: £5
Income From Government Contracts: 91752
Income From Government Grants: £539,130
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: No
Count Volunteers: 370

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: 21 January 2025
Total Gross Income: £1,111,887
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,159,897
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 4
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Contracts: 87845
Income From Government Grants: £504,130
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: No
Count Volunteers: 450

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: 29 January 2024
Total Gross Income: £1,220,187
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,227,417
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 24
Count Govt Grants: £22
Income From Government Contracts: 24621
Income From Government Grants: £686,557
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: No
Count Volunteers: 600

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: 18 January 2023
Total Gross Income: £1,001,852
Total Gross Expenditure: £1,071,407
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £4
Income From Government Grants: £62,100
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 645

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: 25 January 2022
Total Gross Income: £1,053,894
Total Gross Expenditure: £943,851
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £110,957
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 500

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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: 19 January 2026
Income Donations And Legacies: 68984
Income Other Trading Activities: 84607
Income Charitable Activities: 1116060
Income Investments: 5332
Income Other: 3919
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1278902
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £268,580
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,028,873
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1297453
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 9700
Expenditure Support Costs: 344776
Expenditure Depreciation: 68260
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £490,290
Assets Total Fixed: 39646
Assets Own Use: 39646
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £552,883
Assets Total Liabilities: £102,239
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £490,290
Creditors One Year Total Current: 102239
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £504,930
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 197587
Funds Restricted: 292703
Funds Total: 490290
Count Employees: 57
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: 21 January 2025
Income Donations And Legacies: 25279
Income Other Trading Activities: 94869
Income Charitable Activities: 981569
Income Investments: 5109
Income Other: 5061
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1111887
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,159,897
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1159897
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 16669
Expenditure Support Costs: 324507
Expenditure Depreciation: 72623
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £508,841
Assets Total Fixed: 107906
Assets Own Use: 107906
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £493,431
Assets Total Liabilities: £92,496
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £508,841
Creditors One Year Total Current: 92496
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £448,530
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 220444
Funds Restricted: 288397
Funds Total: 508841
Count Employees: 54
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: 29 January 2024
Income Donations And Legacies: 26610
Income Other Trading Activities: 68476
Income Charitable Activities: 1117736
Income Investments: 2557
Income Other: 5108
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1220487
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,227,417
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 1227417
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 26526
Expenditure Support Costs: 277060
Expenditure Depreciation: 79059
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 55531
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £300,401
Assets Total Fixed: 180529
Assets Own Use: 180529
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £561,644
Assets Total Liabilities: £99,363
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £642,810
Creditors One Year Total Current: 99363
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £516,413
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 300401
Funds Restricted: 342409
Funds Total: 642810
Count Employees: 53
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: 18 January 2023
Income Donations And Legacies: 18831
Income Other Trading Activities: 35728
Income Charitable Activities: 942744
Income Investments: 430
Income Other: 4119
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1001852
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £1,071,135
Expenditure Other: 272
Expenditure Total: 1071407
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 0
Expenditure Support Costs: 192138
Expenditure Depreciation: 88132
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -72082
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £142,942
Assets Total Fixed: 259588
Assets Own Use: 259588
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £468,592
Assets Total Liabilities: £78,140
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £650,040
Creditors One Year Total Current: 78140
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £441,780
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 302945
Funds Restricted: 347095
Funds Total: 650040
Count Employees: 54
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: 25 January 2022
Income Donations And Legacies: 5570
Income Other Trading Activities: 10760
Income Charitable Activities: 1034424
Income Investments: 273
Income Other: 2867
Income Total Income And Endowments: 1053894
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £943,851
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 943851
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 3683
Expenditure Support Costs: 69488
Expenditure Depreciation: 56133
Gain Loss Investment: 0
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: -9034
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £144,665
Assets Total Fixed: 331670
Assets Own Use: 331670
Assets Long Term Investment: 0
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £535,628
Assets Total Liabilities: £147,703
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £719,595
Creditors One Year Total Current: 147703
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £449,261
Funds Endowment: 0
Funds Unrestricted: 270230
Funds Restricted: 449365
Funds Total: 719595
Count Employees: 54
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Monmouthshire
Welsh Ind: Yes

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 109
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Arts/culture/heritage/science

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

Classification Code: 203
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: People With Disabilities

Classification Code: 110
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Amateur Sport

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 113
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Economic/community Development/employment

Classification Code: 205
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 112
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Environment/conservation/heritage

Classification Code: 304
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Human Resources

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRIDGES CENTRE
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2000-01-25T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 05 OCT 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 11 NOV 1999AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14 JAN 2000AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 11 JUN 2016 as amended on 01 Nov 2022
Charitable Objects: 1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF MONMOUTH AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD (THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF GENDER, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, COLOUR, RACE OR POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING THE INHABITANTS OF THE AREA OF BENEFIT AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS, IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE INHABITANTS.2) TO ESTABLISH, OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF, A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME, WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON, OR BODY IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS.
Area Of Benefit: MONMOUTH & NEIGHBOURHOOD

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 318510
Charity Name Type: Previous name
Charity Name: BRIDGES COMMUNITY CENTRE

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures