Bridge to the Future

Analysis

Bridge to the Future is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 08497337). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Bridge to the Future reported income of £599k and spending of £710k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £1.7m to £599k (-64%), an average of -23% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 1237%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Bridge to the Future sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Fiveways Playcentre (£598k), Little Pippins Pre-School Greenmeadow (£600k) and Collateral Global (£598k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 97% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 97% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £687k. Reserves of £2.8m would cover about 46 months of spending at that rate.