Registered charity (CIO) · London
Bridging the GAP Islington
Bridging the GAP Islington is a registered charity (number 1162671) based in London, governed by 5 trustees and chaired by Greg Foxsmith since 2015. Latest income £32k (2026). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
Also known as Bridging the Gap Mentoring (Charity Commission)
- 5 trustees
- Income £32k (2026)
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.bridging-mentoring.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2015
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2026£32k£25k
- 2025£9k£21k
- 2024£30k£21k
Earlier years
- 2023£20k£22k
- 2022£20k£19k
Income trend, 2022 to 2026.
Income source mix, 2026: Government grants 14%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE REHABILITATION OF OFFENDERS, BY OFFERING OFFENDERS, EX-OFFENDERS AND PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND SUPPORT, INCLUDING TO ADDRESS THEIR NEEDS AND PROMOTE THEIR INTEGRATION INTO THE WIDER LAW-ABIDING COMMUNITY , WORKING TOGETHER WITH OTHER ORGANISATIONS WITH SIMILAR AIMS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING A VOLUNTARY MENTORING SERVICE FOR PEOPLE AT RISK OF OFFENDING
Grants received
13 grants · £98,831 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 · £57,046 (5 grants)
- Cripplegate Foundation · £28,279 (6 grants)
- Postcode Society Trust · £8,400
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £5,106
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
- 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.
5 trustees on the board
- Greg Foxsmith Chair since 2015
- Cllr Ruth Hayes since 2019
- Lee Wakefield since 2024
- Robin Latimer since 2015
- Sharmila Rajaratnam since 2017
Trustees past 6 years
- Greg Foxsmith Chair since 2015
- Cllr Ruth Hayes since 2019
- Robin Latimer since 2015
- Sharmila Rajaratnam since 2017
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (4)
- Greg Foxsmith Chair since 2015
- Lee Wakefield since 2024
- Robin Latimer since 2015
- Sharmila Rajaratnam since 2017
Portfolio (1)
- Cllr Ruth Hayes since 2019
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- 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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1162671
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Association Registered 15 Jul 2015
- Contact on the register
- 07482758220 · welcome@bridging-mentoring.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 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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