The Harold and Alice Bridges Charity

Analysis

The Harold and Alice Bridges Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Lancashire. It was registered in October 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Harold and Alice Bridges Charity reported income of £149k and spending of £149k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £122k to £149k (+22%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Harold and Alice Bridges Charity sits at the 91st percentile: it is larger than about 91% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Emily's Star (£149k), Wipe Away Those Tears (£149k) and Youth Cancer Trust (UK) Limited (£148k).