Bridport Community Shed

Analysis

Bridport Community Shed is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bridport. It was registered in July 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Bridport Community Shed reported income of £19k and spending of £12k, leaving 39% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £9,631 to £19k (+99%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 73% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bridport Community Shed sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 44th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include G F Foundation Limited (£19k), Winged Dreams (£19k) and Friends of West Byfleet Health Centre (£19k).