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.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Jane Barlow | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| David Sims | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gary Beharrell | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Halinka Hepworth | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ragesh Sejpal | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Richard White | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Sajith Nair | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Veena Jay D'Soni | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Naishad Chhatralia | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
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.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.
- No current directors (dissolved).
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.| Name | Role | Since | On the board |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alison Jane Barlow | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| David Sims | Trustee | 2022 | 4 yrs |
| Gary Beharrell | Trustee | 2023 | 3 yrs |
| Halinka Hepworth | Trustee | 2024 | 2 yrs |
| Ragesh Sejpal | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Richard White | Trustee | 2016 | 10 yrs |
| Sajith Nair | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Veena Jay D'Soni | Trustee | 2025 | 1 yr |
| Naishad Chhatralia | Company secretary (charitable company) | 2023 | 3 yrs |
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.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.
- No current directors (dissolved).
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.8 trustees on the board
- Alison Jane Barlow since 2025
- David Sims since 2022
- Gary Beharrell since 2023
- Halinka Hepworth since 2024
- Ragesh Sejpal since 2025
- Richard White since 2016
- Sajith Nair since 2025
- Veena Jay D'Soni since 2025
Trustees past 6 years
- Richard White since 2016
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (7)
- Alison Jane Barlow since 2025
- David Sims since 2022
- Gary Beharrell since 2023
- Halinka Hepworth since 2024
- Ragesh Sejpal since 2025
- Sajith Nair since 2025
- Veena Jay D'Soni since 2025
Portfolio (1)
- Richard White since 2016
Sector coverageiThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experienceiThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast
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.Most connected
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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.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.Scroll sideways for earlier years
| Financial year | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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.
| Year ending | Due by | Annual return | Accounts | Status | Documents |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2025 | 31 January 2026 | 19 December 2025 | 19 December 2025 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2024 | 31 January 2025 | 6 December 2024 | 6 December 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2023 | 31 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 | 31 January 2024 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2022 | 31 January 2023 | 14 December 2022 | 14 December 2022 | On time | On the register (opens in a new tab)Charity CommissionAccounts (opens in a new tab)Companies House, PDF |
| 31 March 2021 | 31 January 2022 | 13 December 2021 | 13 December 2021 | On time | On 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.
| Made up to | Filed on | Type | Document |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2026 | 7 October 2026 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2025 | 22 October 2025 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2024 | 12 October 2024 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)33 pages |
| 31 March 2023 | 14 November 2023 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 March 2022 | 29 September 2022 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 March 2021 | 13 October 2021 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)36 pages |
| 31 March 2020 | 24 September 2020 | Group accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2019 | 28 November 2019 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)35 pages |
| 31 March 2018 | 6 December 2018 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 31 March 2017 | 18 December 2017 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)25 pages |
| 31 March 2016 | 14 December 2016 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2015 | 23 November 2015 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)21 pages |
| 31 March 2014 | 28 November 2014 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2013 | 27 November 2013 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)32 pages |
| 31 March 2012 | 5 October 2012 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)22 pages |
| 31 March 2011 | 9 December 2011 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)31 pages |
| 31 March 2010 | 21 September 2010 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2009 | 24 November 2009 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)23 pages |
| 31 March 2008 | 17 December 2008 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2007 | 15 October 2007 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)28 pages |
| 31 March 2006 | 22 December 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)26 pages |
| 31 March 2005 | 4 February 2006 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)20 pages |
| 31 March 2004 | 3 February 2005 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 March 2003 | 21 January 2004 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages |
| 31 March 2002 | 26 November 2002 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)13 pages |
| 31 March 2001 | 7 January 2002 | Total exemption full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages |
| 31 March 2000 | 8 December 2000 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages |
| 31 March 1999 | 20 January 2000 | Small accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)9 pages |
| 31 May 1998 | 29 October 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)9 pages |
| 31 May 1997 | 19 January 1998 | Full accounts | View PDF (opens in a new tab)12 pages |
| 31 May 1996 | 25 February 1997 | Full accounts | View 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.By year
iBy year the grant was awarded, in pounds.Funders
10 funders| Funder | Grants | Total | Years |
|---|---|---|---|
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 7 | £1,604,018 | 2007 to 2025 |
| Henry Smith Foundation | 4 | £397,300 | 2014 to 2024 |
| Garfield Weston Foundation | 6 | £220,000 | 2019 to 2026 |
| BBC Children in Need | 2 | £132,943 | 2019 to 2022 |
| Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | 2 | £80,836 | 2011 to 2014 |
| The Leathersellers' Foundation | 2 | £75,000 | 2016 to 2020 |
| Freemasons' Charity | 1 | £59,496 | 2023 |
| Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation | 2 | £50,244 | 2023 to 2024 |
| The Clothworkers' Foundation | 1 | £20,000 | 2017 |
| Alex Ferry Foundation | 1 | £5,000 | 2020 |
Grants
newest first| Date | Funder | Title | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 May 2026 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £40,000 |
| 17 April 2025 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Preventing and relieving homelessness in Leicestershire's Community | £318,265 |
| 8 November 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £40,000 |
| 8 November 2024 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £40,000 |
| 8 November 2024 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £46,300 |
| 15 May 2024 | Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £25,122 |
| 19 January 2024 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Supporting Vulnerably Housed People in Leicestershire | £19,982 |
| 1 June 2023 | Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £25,122 |
| 17 May 2023 | Freemasons' Charity | Freemasons' Charity Large Grant | £59,496 |
| 27 January 2023 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £40,000 |
| 20 October 2022 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £500 |
| 30 June 2022 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Community Triage Hubs | £309,238 |
| 10 March 2022 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £138,900 |
| 29 January 2021 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £30,000 |
| 2 December 2020 | The Leathersellers' Foundation | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £15,000 |
| 19 June 2020 | Alex Ferry Foundation | AFF communuity grant | £5,000 |
| 11 October 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Peer Support Pilot | £9,984 |
| 10 July 2019 | Garfield Weston Foundation | Main Grants award | £30,000 |
| 28 February 2019 | BBC Children in Need | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £132,443 |
| 26 February 2019 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Homelessness Transitions for Offenders (HTO) | £409,466 |
| 7 December 2017 | Henry Smith Foundation | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £112,800 |
| 15 January 2017 | The Clothworkers' Foundation | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £20,000 |
| 7 December 2016 | The Leathersellers' Foundation | Grant to The Bridge (East Midlands) | £60,000 |
| 23 March 2016 | The National Lottery Community Fund | Housing Matters | £432,953 |
| 8 October 2014 | Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales | Grant to The Bridge | £58,836 |
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.
- The National Lottery Community Fund (7 grants) · Open Government Licence 3.0 (United Kingdom)
- Garfield Weston Foundation (6 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Henry Smith Foundation (4 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Leicestershire and Rutland Community Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- The Leathersellers' Foundation (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- BBC Children in Need (2 grants) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Freemasons’ Charity (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- Alex Ferry Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication 1.0 Universal
- The Clothworkers Foundation (1 grant) · Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
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
What it does
Who it helps
How it helps
- 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
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.
About
- Website
- www.thebridge-eastmidlands.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- The Bridge (East Midlands)
- Registered
- 1995