01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 July 2013
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 08488814
- Financial period
- 1 June 2024 – 31 May 2025
- Latest income
- £4,745
- Latest expenditure
- £16,669
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: BRIDGE 5 MILL, 22A BESWICK STREET, MANCHESTER, M4 7HR
Website recorded by the regulator: https://bridge5mill.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Through wholly-owned trading subsidiaries Bridge 5 Mill Limited and Kindling Trust Limited the charity provides office accommodation and conference venue for the voluntary / environmental sector at Bridge 5 Mill, Ancoats, Manchester; and delivers sustainable food projects, skills training and grows organic food, including by establishing the Kindling Farm at Barn Hey Farm, Tarbock .
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 March 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £4,745
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £16,669
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 March 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £406
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £14,889
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 February 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £58,430
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £75,041
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 July 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,061,317
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,079,748
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 26 February 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 26 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,409,429
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,365,329
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 28 February 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £58,430
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £75,041
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 10
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 July 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,061,317
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,079,748
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Income From Government Contracts
- 720075
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 February 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,409,429
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,365,329
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- Yes
- Count Govt Contracts
- 1
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- Yes
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Contracts
- 1098506
- Income From Government Grants
- £107,850
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 28 July 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 7183
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 739700
- Income Charitable Activities
- 312755
- Income Investments
- 1679
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1061317
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £698,353
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £381,395
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1079748
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 3155
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 45181
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 11197
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -61168
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £50,000
- Assets Total Fixed
- 533314
- Assets Own Use
- 488314
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 45000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £320,042
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £119,093
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £734,263
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 87129
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 31964
- Assets Cash
- £235,360
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 641416
- Funds Restricted
- 92847
- Funds Total
- 734263
- Count Employees
- 25
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 June 2020
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 May 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 March 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 26 February 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 20152
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 1038472
- Income Charitable Activities
- 350797
- Income Investments
- 8
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1409429
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £1,074,184
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £291,145
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1365329
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 5000
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 90340
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 13671
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- -7266
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £90,942
- Assets Total Fixed
- 594482
- Assets Own Use
- 549482
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 45000
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £456,955
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £298,744
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £752,693
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 231822
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 66922
- Assets Cash
- £411,120
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 595311
- Funds Restricted
- 157382
- Funds Total
- 752693
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 113
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Classification Code
- 302
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- FAIRFIELD ENVIRONMENT TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2013-07-30T00:00:00
- Charity Name
- FAIRFIELD ENVIRONMENT TRUST
- Charity Event Order
- 2
- Event Type
- Asset transfer in
- Date Of Event
- 2017-11-26T00:00:00
- Reason
- Amalgamated
- Assoc Organisation Number
- 3104557
- Assoc Registered Charity Number
- 1077362
- Assoc Charity Name
- MANCHESTER ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCE CENTRE INITIATIVE LTD
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 15 APR 2013 as amended on 25 Oct 2019
- Charitable Objects
- A. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:I. THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE RECLAMATION, RECYCLING, USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS;II. ADVANCING THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT ALL ASPECTS OF WASTE GENERATION, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND WASTE RECYCLING.B. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY:I. THE PRESERVATION, CONSERVATION AND THE PROTECTION OF THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE PRUDENT USE OF NATURAL RESOURCES;II. THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE IN SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITIES;III. THE PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE MEANS OF ACHIEVING ECONOMIC GROWTH AND REGENERATION.SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT MEANS ?DEVELOPMENT THAT MEETS THE NEEDS OF THE PRESENT WITHOUT COMPROMISING THE ABILITY OF FUTURE GENERATIONS TO MEET THEIR OWN NEEDS.?C. THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION (AND IN PARTICULAR IN NORTH WEST ENGLAND) BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:I. THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT;II. THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE;III. THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT.