Life Bridging Works

Analysis

Life Bridging Works is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hailsham. It was registered in February 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides services.

In the financial year ending January 2026, Life Bridging Works reported income of £179k and spending of £174k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2022 to January 2026, income grew from £125k to £179k (+43%), an average of +9.4% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 49%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Life Bridging Works sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 79th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Marfan Trust (£179k), The Tin Hat Centre (£179k) and Restoration for Abused People (R.a.p) (£179k).