Bridges Impact Foundation

Analysis

Bridges Impact Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2009, 17 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06864617). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bridges Impact Foundation reported income of £1.1m and spending of £439k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £253k to £1.1m (+318%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 277%. Over the whole period it spent 67% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bridges Impact Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 94th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Friends of Vellore UK (£1.1m), Adventure Hyndburn (£1.1m) and College Estate Endowment (£1.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and investments 19%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £300k. Reserves of £1.2m would cover about 31 months of spending at that rate.