Bridge Trust

Analysis

Bridge Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Barnstaple. It was registered in August 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bridge Trust reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.4m, spending 104% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £284k to £1.3m (+366%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 345%. Over the whole period it spent 108% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Bridge Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Lankellychase Foundation (£1.3m), Age UK Leicester Shire & Rutland Home Help Limited (£1.3m) and Ark Housing Trust (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 71% and trading 24%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £9,236. Reserves of £137k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.