01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 10 November 2015
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 February 2025 – 31 January 2026
- Latest income
- £729,971
- Latest expenditure
- £737,756
- Gift Aid
- Yes
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 6 The Avenue, LEIGH, Lancashire, WN7 1ES
Website recorded by the regulator: www.thebridgeatleigh.com (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN LEIGH, WIGAN AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ON LOW INCOMES OR EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS OR WORKLESSNESS BY PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, SUPPORT, PRACTICAL SKILLS, ADVICE AND USING FOOD SURPLUS REDISTRIBUTION IN THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE WASTE AND RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £729,971
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £737,756
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 28 November 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £665,807
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £690,409
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 29 November 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £578,202
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £597,939
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £515,945
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £429,279
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 November 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £415,287
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £357,777
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £729,971
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £737,756
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £62,180
- 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
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £665,807
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £690,409
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £2
- Income From Government Grants
- £63,480
- 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
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £578,202
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £597,939
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £1
- Income From Government Grants
- £3,500
- 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
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £515,945
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £429,279
- 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
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £415,287
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £357,777
- 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
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 20
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR26
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2026
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 29 September 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 73787
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 87158
- Income Charitable Activities
- 566821
- Income Investments
- 1202
- Income Other
- 1003
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 729971
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £737,756
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 737756
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 36688
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £355,721
- Assets Total Fixed
- 171442
- Assets Own Use
- 171442
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £230,998
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £21,074
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £381,366
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 21074
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £194,136
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 355721
- Funds Restricted
- 25645
- Funds Total
- 381366
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 28 November 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 68151
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 76637
- Income Charitable Activities
- 512535
- Income Investments
- 2369
- Income Other
- 6115
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 665807
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £690,409
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 690409
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 44561
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £389,151
- Assets Total Fixed
- 178106
- Assets Own Use
- 178106
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £233,749
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £22,704
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £389,151
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 22704
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £186,289
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 389151
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 389151
- Count Employees
- 16
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 29 November 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 21152
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 9541
- Income Charitable Activities
- 546125
- Income Investments
- 1384
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 578202
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £597,939
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 597939
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 34424
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £413,753
- Assets Total Fixed
- 157956
- Assets Own Use
- 157956
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £274,337
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £18,540
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £413,753
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 18540
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £140,448
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 413753
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 413753
- Count Employees
- 12
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 February 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 January 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 30 November 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 30 November 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 35079
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 6500
- Income Charitable Activities
- 474022
- Income Investments
- 344
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 515945
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £429,279
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 429279
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 0
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 0
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 95796
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £423,490
- Assets Total Fixed
- 166326
- Assets Own Use
- 166326
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £310,256
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £43,092
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £433,490
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 43092
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £214,877
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 423490
- Funds Restricted
- 10000
- Funds Total
- 433490
- Count Employees
- 11
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Wigan
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater Manchester
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 105
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- Classification Code
- 207
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- The General Public/mankind
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LEIGH CARING KITCHEN
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2015-11-10T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - Foundation Registered 10 Nov 2015 as amended on 17 Mar 2023
- Charitable Objects
- The prevention and relief of poverty in Leigh, Wigan and surrounding areas, working with people who are on low income or experiencing poverty, homelessness, crisis or worklessness by providing food, shelter, support, practical skills, advice and using food surplus redistribution in the community to reduce waste and raise environmental awareness.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 663327
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- The Bridge Community
- Charity Name Id
- 646107
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- The Bridge at Leigh
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Paying staff
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures