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Registered charity (CIO) · Nottingham

Breaking Barriers Building Bridges

Breaking Barriers Building Bridges is a registered charity (number 1194396) based in Nottingham, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Vanessa Lea Mcfarlane since 2023. Latest income £318k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.

  • 4 trustees
  • Income £318k (2025)
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Who leads it

Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.

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Public contracts won

1 contract · £26,500 total

From Contracts Finder and Find a Tender, the UK Government's public procurement notices, under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Matched to this organisation by company number, charity number or exact name and postcode; every figure links to its source notice.

  • Another Way Phase C Buyer: Nottinghamshire Police £26,500 2025-04-30 CPV 85000000 Source: Contracts Finder

    Award of a contract to Breaking Barriers Building Bridges for the Another Way Phase C project. The estimated value over the 4 month period £26,500.00

About

What it does
Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
Where
Nottingham City, Nottinghamshire
Website
www.4bbbb.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
Registered
2021

Income and spending

  • YearIncomeSpending
  • 2025£318k£265k
  • 2024£245k£261k
  • 2023£214k£246k
Earlier years
  • 2022£343k£207k

Income trend, 2022 to 2025.

Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 65% · Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.

Charitable objects

1) TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN NOTTINGHAMSHIRE AND ITS BORDER COUNTIES THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 2) THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED BY REASON OF OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH, DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER DISADVANTAGE.

Grants received

5 grants · £408,183 total

360Giving 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

Most recent

  • The National Lottery Community Fund £372,6342025-01-30
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £17,9642024-10-30
  • The National Lottery Community Fund £10,0002023-08-04
  • Sport England £1,8252021-01-05
  • Power to Change Trust £5,7602020-09-17
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.

4 trustees on the board

2.2y median 3y
average tenure
3y
longest tenure
0
trustees past 6 years
2.3y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (4)

0
company-linked trustees

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

Disability 4Economic/community Development/employment 4The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 4

Gaps to watch

  • No commercial or business experience on the board
  • Mostly recent joiners - limited long-term continuity

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 4 years.
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£318k latest income
73%
Income from governmentiIncome from governmentGovernment contracts plus government grants as a share of total gross income, latest Part A annual return.

Sources

Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Registered charity number
1194396
Status
Registered
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 10 May 2021
Contact on the register
07805576392 · maxine@4bbbb.org.uk
Edition
Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
Labels
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