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Registered charity · No. 1050596 · LeicestershireiSource and licenceOfficial record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.Register edition compiled 25 October 2026.Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.How we handle data

Overview

The Bridge (East Midlands)'s network

9 people6 organisationsi8 listed on the board plus 1 company secretary. 6 organisations share a board member with this charity.The large node is The Bridge (East Midlands). The map shows two steps out from the public record. Hover a node to focus its connections; click one to open it.

The board

8 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Alison Jane BarlowTrustee2025
1 yr
David SimsTrustee2022
4 yrs
Gary BeharrellTrustee2023
3 yrs
Halinka HepworthTrustee2024
2 yrs
Ragesh SejpalTrustee2025
1 yr
Richard WhiteTrustee2016
10 yrs
Sajith NairTrustee2025
1 yr
Veena Jay D'SoniTrustee2025
1 yr
Naishad ChhatraliaCompany secretary (charitable company)2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Subsidiaries

1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.
The Bridge (Trading) East Midlands Ltd 10922464 Subsidiary Dissolved iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 03114996, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names The Bridge (East Midlands) as a corporate owner of this company, notified 18 August 2017. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes (notified 18 August 2017)
Current directors
  • No current directors (dissolved).
Full board, including past officers

Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.

Board

The board

8 listed + 1 company secretaryiCurrent trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
NameRoleSinceOn the board
Alison Jane BarlowTrustee2025
1 yr
David SimsTrustee2022
4 yrs
Gary BeharrellTrustee2023
3 yrs
Halinka HepworthTrustee2024
2 yrs
Ragesh SejpalTrustee2025
1 yr
Richard WhiteTrustee2016
10 yrs
Sajith NairTrustee2025
1 yr
Veena Jay D'SoniTrustee2025
1 yr
Naishad ChhatraliaCompany secretary (charitable company)2023
3 yrs
Under 5 years5 to 6 years6 years or more

Former company secretaries of the charitable company: Susan Langley (2021-2023), Peter Davey (2001-2021), Howard Matthew Williams (1997-2001), Catherine Louise Brentnall (1995-1996). Full officer list

Subsidiaries

1 companyiEach company here has this charity named as an owner on the Companies House register of people with significant control (PSC).A charity is matched to a PSC entry by registration number, or by exact name and postcode. An entry that matches only by name (postcode differs) is marked likely. Names shared by several charities are never linked. Current directors are from Companies House.
The Bridge (Trading) East Midlands Ltd 10922464 Subsidiary Dissolved iOfficial. The PSC entry gives Companies House number 03114996, this charity's own company number, and its name matches the charity's name exactly.
Source: Companies House register of people with significant control.The PSC entry names The Bridge (East Midlands) as a corporate owner of this company, notified 18 August 2017. Matching is exact on names, numbers and postcodes; nothing is matched loosely.
Control: 75-100% of shares and votes (notified 18 August 2017)
Current directors
  • No current directors (dissolved).
Full board, including past officers

Source: Companies House register of people with significant control. Control levels are as filed by the company.

Board DNA

iCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.
Average tenure
2.9y
median 1.5y
Longest tenure
10y
since 2016
Years in governance
17y
per person, across all their boards
Also company directors
8
also sit on company boards
Joined in the last 3 years
6
of 8 on the board

8 trustees on the board

Trustees past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (7)

Portfolio (1)

Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Accommodation/housing 8Education/training 1Religious Activities 1

Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Health and social care 8Agriculture 3Other services 3

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Network

Network

iThe large node is The Bridge (East Midlands). Red nodes are organisations, white nodes are people. Dashed links are historical or inferred. Dashed blue-grey links are company secretaries. Click any node to explore.

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Finances

5 financial years held, 2021 to 2025, years ending 31 March.

Income and expenditure

5 years · years end 31 MarchiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown: Totals
£0£500k£1m£1.5m£2m20252024202320222021£1.11m£556.04k£209.17k
Income and expenditure by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Totals
Total income£1.54m£1.58m£1.05m£994.69k£1.11m
Total expenditure£1.54m£1.57m£1.18m£987.90k£1.09m
Government income
Government contracts£422.95k£455.79k£407.33k£490.22k£556.04k
Government grants£531.85k£533.55k£244.75k£193.67k£209.17k
Income by source
Donations and legacies£166.73k£78.62k£96.38k£69.61k£64.99k
Legaciespart of donations and legacies£0£0£0£0£0
Charitable activities£1.37m£1.50m£946.74k£918.06k£1.03m
Other trading activities£0£0£0£0£0
Investments£2.39k£1.63k£2.41k£7.02k£8.17k
Endowments£0£0£0£0£0
Other income£0£0£0£0£0
Expenditure by type
Charitable activities£1.47m£1.55m£1.05m£887.96k£1.02m
Raising funds£68.80k£29.09k£131.20k£99.93k£62.21k
Grants to institutionspart of charitable activities£0£0£0£0£0
Governance£0£0£0£0£23.18k
Investment management£0£0£0£0£0
Other expenditure£0£0£0£0£0
Definitions
Total income
Everything the charity received in the year, from all sources, as shown on its annual return.
Total expenditure
Everything the charity spent in the year.
Government contracts
Income from contracts with central or local government or other public bodies, as the charity declared it. Not reported means the register shows no amount (N/A), which can mean none or that the question was not answered.
Government grants
Grants received from central or local government or other public bodies, as declared.
Donations and legacies
Gifts and donations, including Gift Aid, and money left to the charity in wills.
Legacies
Money left to the charity in wills. Legacies are part of donations and legacies, not extra to them.
Charitable activities (income)
Income earned by doing the charity's work, such as fees and contracts for services.
Other trading activities
Fundraising trading, such as charity shops, events and sponsorship.
Investments
Dividends, interest and rent from the charity's investments.
Endowments
New endowment funds received in the year.
Charitable activities (expenditure)
Spending on the charity's purposes, including any grants it makes.
Raising funds
The cost of fundraising and trading.
Grants to institutions
Grants paid to other organisations. Part of spending on charitable activities.
Governance
The cost of running the charity as an organisation, such as the audit and trustee meetings.
Investment management
The cost of managing the charity's investments.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Assets and liabilities

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
Series shown
-£400k-£200k£0£200k£400k£600k20252024202320222021£237.03k
Assets and liabilities by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Own use assets£18.45k£17.15k£6.32k£1.12k£2.22k
Long-term investments£0£0£0£0£0
Other assets£493.31k£514.87k£411.62k£385.72k£411.26k
Defined benefit pension schemea minus figure is a deficit£0£0£0£0£0
Total liabilities£180.33k£190.57k£207.45k£169.74k£176.44k
Net assetsassets minus liabilities£331.42k£341.45k£210.49k£217.10k£237.03k
Definitions
Own use assets
Land, buildings, equipment and other fixed assets the charity uses for its work.
Long-term investments
Investments held for the long term, such as shares, bonds or property let to others.
Other assets
Current assets: cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments.
Defined benefit pension scheme
The surplus (above zero) or deficit (below zero) on a final-salary type pension scheme.
Total liabilities
What the charity owes: creditors due within a year and after a year, and provisions. Drawn below zero in the chart and shown as a positive figure in the table, as the register does.
Net assets
Assets minus liabilities, including any pension surplus or deficit. Equal to total funds.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Funds and reserves

5 years with detailiHover over the chart, or focus it and use the left and right arrow keys, to read each year. Every figure is also in the table.Plain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.
£0£100k£200k£300k£400k20252024202320222021
Funds and reserves by financial year, oldest on the left, newest on the right
Financial year20212022202320242025
Unrestricted funds£328.83k£339.48k£193.10k£471£211.95k
Restricted funds£2.12k£1.50k£16.92k£216.15k£25.09k
Endowment funds£474£474£474£474£0
Total funds£331.42k£341.45k£210.49k£217.10k£237.03k
Reservesas declared by the charity£328.83k£339.48k£193.10k£216.15k£211.95k
Assets besides buildingsinvestments, cash and money owed to it, before debts£493.31k£514.87k£411.62k£385.72k£411.26k
Definitions
Unrestricted funds
Money the trustees can spend on any of the charity's purposes, including funds they have set aside (designated) themselves.
Restricted funds
Money that must be spent on particular purposes set by the donor or the terms of an appeal.
Endowment funds
Capital the charity must keep, either permanently or until the terms allow it to be spent.
Total funds
All funds together. Equal to net assets.
Reserves
The charity's own figure for unrestricted funds that are freely available, after setting aside fixed assets and designated funds. Charities explain their reserves policy in their annual report.
Assets besides buildings
Long-term investments plus other assets (cash, money owed to the charity and short-term investments), before its debts are paid. If declared reserves are larger than this, they must include buildings.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (extract of 25 October 2026), annual returns, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Accounts and annual returns

Register page (opens in a new tab)iPlain-English summaries of the Charity Commission's own definitions for the annual return. Figures are as the charity filed them.

Reporting up to date

Every annual return and set of accounts arrived on time for 5 years.

Annual returns and accounts by financial year, newest first
Year endingDue byAnnual returnAccountsStatusDocuments
31 March 202531 January 202619 December 202519 December 2025On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202431 January 20256 December 20246 December 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202331 January 202431 January 202431 January 2024On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202231 January 202314 December 202214 December 2022On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF
31 March 202131 January 202213 December 202113 December 2021On timeOn the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF

Accounts filed at Companies House

Company 03114996 has made 31 accounts filings since 1997. Each links to the copy at Companies House where it has been published online.

Accounts filed at Companies House, newest first
Made up toFiled onTypeDocument
31 March 20267 October 2026Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 202522 October 2025Small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages
31 March 202412 October 2024Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages
31 March 202314 November 2023Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 202229 September 2022Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 202113 October 2021Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages
31 March 202024 September 2020Group accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 201928 November 2019Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages
31 March 20186 December 2018Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages
31 March 201718 December 2017Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages
31 March 201614 December 2016Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages
31 March 201523 November 2015Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages
31 March 201428 November 2014Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages
31 March 201327 November 2013Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages
31 March 20125 October 2012Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages
31 March 20119 December 2011Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages
31 March 201021 September 2010Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 March 200924 November 2009Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages
31 March 200817 December 2008Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages
31 March 200715 October 2007Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages
31 March 200622 December 2006Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages
31 March 20054 February 2006Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages
31 March 20043 February 2005Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages
31 March 200321 January 2004Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages
31 March 200226 November 2002Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages
31 March 20017 January 2002Total exemption full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages
31 March 20008 December 2000Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages
31 March 199920 January 2000Small accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)9 pages
31 May 199829 October 1998Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)9 pages
31 May 199719 January 1998Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages
31 May 199625 February 1997Full accountsView PDF (opens in a new tab)8 pages
Definitions
Annual return
The yearly return a charity sends to the Charity Commission. It is due 10 months after the end of the financial year. Charities with income over £10,000, and every CIO, must send one.
Accounts
The accounts and trustees' annual report. Required from charities with income over £25,000 and from every CIO; otherwise shown as Not required.
On time
Received on or before the due date.
Late
Received after the due date. The number of days is counted from the due date.
Overdue
Not received, and the due date has passed. Counted to today, or to the date a removed charity left the register.
Qualified accounts
The auditor or examiner raised a reservation about the accounts.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (annual return history), Open Government Licence v3.0. The register keeps the latest five years; earlier years come from older copies we hold. Accounts documents link to the Charity Commission register and to Companies House (filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0). Days late and overdue are worked out from the dates, as of 30 October 2026.

Grants

Funding received

28 grantsiFrom grants published by funders to 360Giving. Not every funder publishes, so this is not a complete record of a charity's income.Grants awarded 12 September 2007 to 13 May 2026.
Total from published grants
£2.6m
£2,644,837
Grants
28
published to 360Giving
Funders
10
distinct funders
Latest grant
May 2026
13 May 2026

By year

iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.

Funders

10 funders
FunderGrantsTotalYears
The National Lottery Community Fund7£1,604,0182007 to 2025
Henry Smith Foundation4£397,3002014 to 2024
Garfield Weston Foundation6£220,0002019 to 2026
BBC Children in Need2£132,9432019 to 2022
Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales2£80,8362011 to 2014
The Leathersellers' Foundation2£75,0002016 to 2020
Freemasons' Charity1£59,4962023
Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation2£50,2442023 to 2024
The Clothworkers' Foundation1£20,0002017
Alex Ferry Foundation1£5,0002020

Grants

newest first
DateFunderTitleAmount
13 May 2026Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£40,000
17 April 2025The National Lottery Community FundPreventing and relieving homelessness in Leicestershire's Community£318,265
8 November 2024Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£40,000
8 November 2024Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£40,000
8 November 2024Henry Smith FoundationGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£46,300
15 May 2024Leicestershire and Rutland Community FoundationGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£25,122
19 January 2024The National Lottery Community FundSupporting Vulnerably Housed People in Leicestershire£19,982
1 June 2023Leicestershire and Rutland Community FoundationGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£25,122
17 May 2023Freemasons' CharityFreemasons' Charity Large Grant£59,496
27 January 2023Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£40,000
20 October 2022BBC Children in NeedGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£500
30 June 2022The National Lottery Community FundCommunity Triage Hubs£309,238
10 March 2022Henry Smith FoundationGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£138,900
29 January 2021Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£30,000
2 December 2020The Leathersellers' FoundationGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£15,000
19 June 2020Alex Ferry FoundationAFF communuity grant£5,000
11 October 2019The National Lottery Community FundPeer Support Pilot£9,984
10 July 2019Garfield Weston FoundationMain Grants award£30,000
28 February 2019BBC Children in NeedGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£132,443
26 February 2019The National Lottery Community FundHomelessness Transitions for Offenders (HTO)£409,466
7 December 2017Henry Smith FoundationGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£112,800
15 January 2017The Clothworkers' FoundationGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£20,000
7 December 2016The Leathersellers' FoundationGrant to The Bridge (East Midlands)£60,000
23 March 2016The National Lottery Community FundHousing Matters£432,953
8 October 2014Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and WalesGrant to The Bridge£58,836
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Who published this data

Grant records are published by the funders named below to 360Giving, each under the open licence shown. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0 where that licence is shown. Governance Register has reformatted the data, removed duplicate rows and matched recipients and funders to register records; it has not changed the amounts or dates published.

About

Purposes and governing document

Register page (opens in a new tab)

Charitable objectsiAs filed with the Charity Commission. Clause breaks added for reading; the wording and capitals are unchanged.

FOR THE RELIEF AND REHABILITATION OF HOMELESS PERSONS IN NEED IN THE EAST MIDLANDS AND IN PARTICULAR BY THE PROVISION OF ACCOMMODATION AND ASSOCIATED FACILITIES CALCULATED TO ALLEVIATE THEIR NEED. TO PROMOTE ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE FOR THE BENEFIT OF HOMELESS PERSONS AND THOSE AT RISK OF HOMELESSNESS IN THE EAST MIDLANDS.

What it does

  • Accommodation/housing

Who it helps

  • Children/young people
  • Elderly/old people
  • The general public/mankind

How it helps

  • Provides services
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
Where it operates
Local authorities: Leicestershire, Leicester City, Rutland
Area of benefit
EAST MIDLANDS as filed
Governing document
MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 17/10/1995AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 29/02/2012AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 12/03/2012AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14/03/2012 as amended on 23 May 2018 as amended on 27 Nov 2024 as amended on 09 Jul 2025 as filed
Register history
  • 13 November 1995Registered
Working name
The Bridge

Policies the charity says it has

  • Risk management
  • Investment
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Conflicting interests
  • Volunteer management
  • Complaints handling
  • Paying staff
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Governing documents at Companies House

  • 7 August 2025Memorandum and articles
  • 15 February 2021Memorandum and articles
  • 30 March 2012Notice of restriction on the articles
  • 30 March 2012Resolution
  • 30 March 2012Statement of the company's objects
  • 12 March 2012Certificate of change of name

Read them in the filing history at Companies House (opens in a new tab)

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities (governing document, classification, area of operation, register history and policies), and Companies House filing history, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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