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Registered charity · No. 1178918CIO

The Bridge Foundation

Independent profile · Charity Commission for England and Wales data

The Bridge Foundation is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability.

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What are the key facts about The Bridge Foundation?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£994,687
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£1,067,694
Registered charity number
1178918
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Bristol
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Bridge Foundation (number 1178918) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Bridge Foundation do?

The Bridge Foundation is a Bristol-based charity that provides accessible, high quality services to a wide range of individuals, professionals and commissioners. Since our formation in 1983, we have grown into a multidisciplinary, psychoanalytic Centre of Excellence, specialising in child and family mental health. We converted to a CIO on 1.4.19. Please see charity 1073759 for previous accounts.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Bridge Foundation

Answers The Bridge Foundation gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Bridge Foundation's highest-paid staff paid?

The Bridge Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Bridge Foundation's money come from?

The Bridge Foundation reported £1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £995k (98%), donations and legacies £17k (2%), other income £1,812 (0%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£995k · 98%
  • Donations and legacies£17k · 2%
  • Other income£1,812 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Bridge Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Bridge Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Bristol City

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People; The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Services.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Bridge Foundation registered for?

General Charitable PurposesThe Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of LivesDisability

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Bridge Foundation yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Bridge Foundation a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Bridge Foundation as a registered charity (number 1178918) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Bridge Foundation's charity number?
The Bridge Foundation's charity number is 1178918. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1178918?
Search 1178918 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Bridge Foundation do?
The Bridge Foundation is a Bristol-based charity that provides accessible, high quality services to a wide range of individuals, professionals and commissioners. Since our formation in 1983, we have grown into a multidisciplinary, psychoanalytic Centre of Excellence, specialising in child and family mental health. We converted to a CIO on 1.4.19. Please see charity 1073759 for previous accounts.
Does The Bridge Foundation have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Bridge Foundation. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Bridge Foundation?
The Bridge Foundation's website listed in our register data is http://www.bridgefoundation.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Bridge Foundation's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Bridge Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Bridge Foundation's money come from?
The Bridge Foundation reported £1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £995k (98%), donations and legacies £17k (2%), other income £1,812 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Bridge Foundation?
The register records The Bridge Foundation as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Bridge Foundation's trustees paid?
The Bridge Foundation's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Bridge Foundation registered as a charity?
The Bridge Foundation was entered on the register on 25 June 2018.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.