The Bridge Project

Analysis

The Bridge Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bradford. It was registered in April 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01946704). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Bridge Project reported income of £4.7m and spending of £4.6m, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £2.5m to £4.7m (+87%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 34%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Project 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 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Four Paws (£4.7m), Structural Genomics Consortium (£4.7m) and No Limits (South) (£4.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 93% and donations and legacies 6.2%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 1.8%. Reserves of £990k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 112 people.