01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- CIO
- Registered
- 7 December 2021
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £144,591
- Latest expenditure
- £98,321
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- Yes
Public contact address: 124, City Road, LONDON, EC1V 2NX
Website recorded by the regulator: www.bridgingbarriers.co.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
A social mobility charity on a mission to equip young people aged 16-25 from underrepresented backgrounds with the knowledge, tools and networks to successfully pursue their career goals. We do this through 1-1 career mentoring, virtual masterclasses and networking events to build the confidence, employability skills and career knowledge of young people, helping them to become work-ready.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 2 September 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 2 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £144,591
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £98,321
- 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
- 15 July 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £85,312
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £90,263
- 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
- 3 August 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 3 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,044
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,516
- Fin Period Start Date
- 7 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 25 September 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 25 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
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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 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 2 September 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £144,591
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £98,321
- 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
- 25
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- 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
- 15 July 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £85,312
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £90,263
- 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
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- 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
- 3 August 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £25,044
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £6,516
- 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
- Count Volunteers
- 6
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 7 December 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 25 September 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £0
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £0
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- 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
- 1
05 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England And Wales
- Welsh Ind
- No
06 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
07 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- BRIDGING BARRIERS
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- CIO registration
- Date Of Event
- 2021-12-07T00:00:00
08 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 07 Dec 2021
- Charitable Objects
- TO ADVANCE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 16-25 LIVING IN THE UK BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND MENTOR AND SIGNPOSTING SERVICES DESIGNED TO DEVELOP SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS SO THAT THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE MAY BE IMPROVED.
09 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Volunteer management
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling