The Bridge Foundation

Analysis

The Bridge Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bristol. It was registered in June 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bridge Foundation reported income of £995k and spending of £1.1m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £607k to £995k (+64%), an average of +13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 26%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Bridge Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 89% 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 Luton All Women Centre (£994k), Children and Young People's Empowerment Project Limited (£995k) and Ukrainian Action (£994k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.7%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.1%. Reserves of £25k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 46 people.