Bridge House Estates

Analysis

Bridge House Estates is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1994, 32 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bridge House Estates reported income of £42.6m and spending of £120.8m, spending 284% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £47.4m to £42.6m (-10%), an average of -2.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 935%. Over the whole period it spent 296% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Bridge House Estates sits at the 100th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The London Early Years Foundation (£37.2m), Garfield Weston Foundation (£165.4m) and In Kind Direct (£35.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 73% and charitable activities 26%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £78.9m. Reserves of £372.8m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate. It employed 153 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.