Bridgewood Trust Limited

Analysis

Bridgewood Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Huddersfield. It was registered in November 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02236686). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bridgewood Trust Limited reported income of £7.8m and spending of £7.0m, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6.2m to £7.8m (+25%), an average of +5.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Bridgewood Trust Limited sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Parkhaven Trust (£7.7m), Expect Ltd (£7.8m) and Chance to Shine Foundation Ltd (£7.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 87%, trading 8.9% and investments 4.3%. Charitable activities took 90% of spending and raising funds 9.3%. Reserves of £7.8m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 143 people.