Registered charity (CIO) · Abingdon
The Abingdon Bridge
- 10 trustees
- Income £477k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Adam David McraeTrustee · since 2023
- Dr Gillian Shirley DeanTrustee · since 2016
- Elaine WadeTrustee · since 2024
- Hilary Margaret DaffernTrustee · since 2019
- Laurence Dennis KingTrustee · since 2015
- Luke MattamTrustee · since 2018
- Mark Alistair WilkinsonTrustee · since 2022
- Michael Harold BrownTrustee · since 2005
- Sandra Comrie KrugerTrustee · since 2020
- Timothy EustaceTrustee · since 2019
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Oxfordshire
- Website
- www.theabingdonbridge.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£477k£462k
- 2024£430k£425k
- 2023£372k£372k
Earlier years
- 2022£372k£321k
- 2021£247k£223k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 17% · Government grants 17%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
1) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFITS OF THE INHABITANTS OF ABINGDON AND THE SURROUNDING AREA (HEREINAFTER CALLED THE AREA OF BENEFIT) WHO ARE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 AND 25 WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS AND THE LOCAL INHABITANTS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES AND SUPPORT IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS 2) TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT CENTRES AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN COOPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR ANY OTHER PERSON OR BODY).
Grants received
19 grants · £928,681 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £387,642 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £264,938 (3 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £168,350 (2 grants)
- Oxfordshire Community Foundation · £107,751 (11 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
10 trustees on the board
- Adam David Mcrae since 2023
- Dr Gillian Shirley Dean since 2016
- Elaine Wade since 2024
- Hilary Margaret Daffern since 2019
- Laurence Dennis King since 2015
- Luke Mattam since 2018
- Michael Harold Brown since 2005
- Mark Alistair Wilkinson since 2022
- Sandra Comrie Kruger since 2020
- Timothy Eustace since 2019
Trustees past 6 years
- Dr Gillian Shirley Dean since 2016
- Hilary Margaret Daffern since 2019
- Laurence Dennis King since 2015
- Luke Mattam since 2018
- Michael Harold Brown since 2005
- Sandra Comrie Kruger since 2020
- Timothy Eustace since 2019
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Adam David Mcrae since 2023
- Dr Gillian Shirley Dean since 2016
- Elaine Wade since 2024
- Hilary Margaret Daffern since 2019
- Luke Mattam since 2018
- Michael Harold Brown since 2005
- Mark Alistair Wilkinson since 2022
- Sandra Comrie Kruger since 2020
- Timothy Eustace since 2019
Portfolio (1)
- Laurence Dennis King since 2015
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- No commercial or business experience on the board
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1160080
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION REGISTERED 21 JAN 2015AMENDED ON 06 JUN 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01235522375 · info@theabingdonbridge.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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