BRIDGE TRUST — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 9 August 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £297,026
Latest expenditure: £377,446
Gift Aid: No
Owns or uses land: Yes
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: THE BRIDGE TRUST, 1 BRIDGE CHAMBERS, BARNSTAPLE, EX31 1HB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Property owning charity making grants within area of benefit from surplus income

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £297,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £377,446

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 30 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £333,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £297,009

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £235,720
Total Gross Expenditure: £317,646

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 13 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £283,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £289,777

Fin Period Start Date: 9 August 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 23 September 2021
Date Accounts Received: 23 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £567,690
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,350

04 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £297,026
Total Gross Expenditure: £377,446
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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 30 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £333,562
Total Gross Expenditure: £297,009
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: Yes
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £235,720
Total Gross Expenditure: £317,646
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 13 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £283,684
Total Gross Expenditure: £289,777
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: 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: £1,531
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 9 August 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2021
Total Gross Income: £567,690
Total Gross Expenditure: £242,350
Charity Raises Funds From Public: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: 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: 0

05 Official extract

Charity Annual Return Partb

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 9 August 2019
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 23 September 2021
Income Donations And Legacies: 1435
Income Other Trading Activities: 123148
Income Charitable Activities: 432177
Income Investments: 7954
Income Other: 2976
Income Total Income And Endowments: 567690
Income Legacies: 0
Income Endowments: 0
Expenditure Raising Funds: £0
Expenditure Charitable Expenditure: £242,350
Expenditure Other: 0
Expenditure Total: 242350
Expenditure Investment Management: 0
Expenditure Grants Institution: 0
Expenditure Governance: 4560
Expenditure Support Costs: 29149
Expenditure Depreciation: 0
Gain Loss Investment: 14626
Gain Loss Pension Fund: 0
Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment: 0
Gain Loss Other: 0
Reserves: £325,962
Assets Total Fixed: 4212296
Assets Own Use: 4000000
Assets Long Term Investment: 212296
Defined Benefit Pension Scheme: 0
Assets Other Assets: £378,968
Assets Total Liabilities: £60,587
Assets Current Investment: 0
Assets Total Assets And Liabilities: £4,530,677
Creditors One Year Total Current: 60587
Creditors Falling Due After One Year: 0
Assets Cash: £339,214
Funds Endowment: 4204715
Funds Unrestricted: 325962
Funds Restricted: 0
Funds Total: 4530677
Count Employees: 6
Charity Only Accounts: Yes

06 Official extract

Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Local Authority
Geographic Area Description: Devon
Welsh Ind: No

07 Official extract

Charity Classification

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

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

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

08 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRIDGE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-08-09T00:00:00

Charity Name: BRIDGE TRUST
Charity Event Order: 2
Event Type: Asset transfer in
Date Of Event: 2020-11-07T00:00:00
Reason: Funds transferred (incor)
Assoc Organisation Number: 201288
Assoc Registered Charity Number: 201288
Assoc Charity Name: BRIDGE TRUST

09 Official extract

Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Aug 2019 as amended on 08 Aug 2024
Charitable Objects: THE OBJECTS OF THE BRIDGE TRUST, WITHIN ITS AREA OF BENEFIT (THE TOWN OF BARNSTAPLE AND THOSE PARISHES WHICH ARE SUBSTANTIALLY WITHIN A RADIUS OF 5 MILES FROM ITS GUILDHALL), ARE:-(1) MAKING GRANTS FOR PUBLIC PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS(2) PROVIDING AMENITIES FOR THE BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS(3) GIVING MONEY OR ARTICLES FOR THE BENEFIT OF POOR INHABITANTS(4) MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES HAVING AS THEIR OBJECT THE RELIEF OF POVERTY(5) MAKING GRANTS TO CHARITIES HAVING AS THEIR OBJECT THE FURTHERANCE OF PUBLIC PURPOSES FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF INHABITANTS.

10 Official extract

Charity Policy

Policy Name: Conflicting interests

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Paying staff

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures