Bridge Church Hayling Island

Analysis

Bridge Church Hayling Island is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hayling Island. It was registered in February 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bridge Church Hayling Island reported income of £55k and spending of £46k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £70k to £55k (-21%), an average of -5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 35%. Over the whole period it spent 70% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bridge Church Hayling Island sits at the 57th percentile: it is larger than about 57% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Crossroads Global Village (UK) (£55k), Cottenham Charities (£55k) and Services for Empowerment and Advocacy (£55k).