The Bridge Trust
Registered charity 204536 Registered since 1962
Operates: Devon
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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.
11 trustees on the board
- William George Isaac Chair
- Anthony Thomas Inch since 2025
- Douglas Bushby since 2025
- Elizabeth Junkison
- Eric Arthur Hubber
- Jude Gubb since 2020
- Kenneth Hind since 2025
- Peter Lawrence since 2025
- Peter Ralph Sims since 2021
- Sally JOY Ellis since 2013
- Sadie Louise Green since 2022
4y median 2.5y
average tenure
13y
longest tenure
Trustees past 6 years
- Jude Gubb since 2020
- Sally JOY Ellis since 2013
6.8y
average years in governance
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Anthony Thomas Inch since 2025
- Douglas Bushby since 2025
- Elizabeth Junkison
- Eric Arthur Hubber
- Kenneth Hind since 2025
- Peter Lawrence since 2025
- Sally JOY Ellis since 2013
- Sadie Louise Green since 2022
Portfolio (3)
- William George Isaac Chair
- Jude Gubb since 2020
- Peter Ralph Sims since 2021
2
company-linked trustees
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Education/training 11General Charitable Purposes 10Disability 8Arts/culture/heritage/science 2Recreation 1The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty 1
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Other services 2Property 2
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 5 years.
incomespending£963k latest income
ReservesiReserves12 x free reserves / annual expenditure, from the Part B annual return. The sector median is computed across all Part B filers in the same income band.
9.9 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months · was 16.1 in 2020
0
EmployeesiEmployeesHeadcount as filed in Part B annual returns, per financial year. Shown exactly as filed; year-on-year figures may be filed on different bases, so a comparison is only shown when the filings are plausibly comparable.
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Connected through a shared trustee
- Bideford Film Society 1 shared trustee
- Bideford Youth Pipe Band 1 shared trustee
- Charity of John Andrew (Andrew's Dole) 1 shared trustee
- The North Devon Athenaeum 1 shared trustee
Also active in the same field
- Brownhills Community Association Limited Similar size; both Recreation
- Wolverhampton Arts Centre Similar size; both Recreation
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.bidefordbridgetrust.org.uk |
| steward@bidefordbridgetrust.co.uk | |
| Phone | 01237 871888 |
| Address | First Floor Offices, 4 Bridgeland Street, Bideford, Devon, EX39 2PS |
Finances
£962,914 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | £854,084 | £750,224 |
| 2021 | £865,840 | £901,235 |
| 2022 | £879,257 | £1,074,625 |
| 2023 | £881,042 | £1,023,710 |
| 2024 | £962,914 | £907,377 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesEducation/trainingDisabilityThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyReligious ActivitiesArts/culture/heritage/scienceAmateur SportEconomic/community Development/employmentRecreationWho
Children/young PeopleElderly/old PeoplePeople With DisabilitiesOther Charities Or Voluntary BodiesHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
THE TRUSTEES SHALL APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE INHABITANTS OF THE PARISH OF BIDEFORD AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.
Governing document: SCHEME OF THE 11TH JANUARY 1973 AS AMENDED BY SCHEMES OF 1ST JUNE 1988 AND 24 JULY 2003
Trustees (11)
11trustees
67median age
0aged 70+
- William George Isaacage band 65-69 Chair
- Anthony Thomas Inchage band 65-69 since 2025
- Douglas Bushby since 2025
- Elizabeth Junkison
- Eric Arthur Hubber
- Jude Gubb since 2020
- Kenneth Hind since 2025
- Peter Lawrence since 2025
- Peter Ralph Sims since 2021
- Sally JOY Ellis since 2013
- Sadie Louise Green since 2022
Connected charities (4)
- The North Devon Athenaeum 1 shared trustee
- Charity of John Andrew (Andrew's Dole) 1 shared trustee
- Bideford Film Society 1 shared trustee
- Bideford Youth Pipe Band 1 shared trustee
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