Bridge Chapel

Analysis

Bridge Chapel is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Liverpool. It was registered in February 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bridge Chapel reported income of £668k and spending of £705k, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £259k to £668k (+158%), an average of +27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 70%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Bridge Chapel 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 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emmaus Merseyside (£667k), The Bridge Church Bolton (£668k) and Schiffshul Ltd (£666k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 52%, donations and legacies 47% and investments 1.3%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £411k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.