Charlty nwnber: 1154.179
Company number: CEIM11319
The Bridge Richmondshire
Trustees, report and flnanelal statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024

The Bridge Richmondshire
Contents
Page
Legal ¥md admini8trative infornwiion
Trusfres report
Independent ex&miner%' report
Statemefti of financial a¢iiviiies
Balance gheet
Notes to the financial 8tat¢ments
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The Bridge Richmondshire
Legal and administrative inforn)atlon
Charfty number
154379
Company reglstration nwnber CEWII19
Buslne&4 addre
Shutc Ro
Catierick CJarri8on
North Yorkshire
DLY 4RF
01748113?271
The Bridge Richmondshire
jacqueline@thebridge-richmond$hirc.co.u
Reglstered office
Shul¢ Road
Catterick Garri%on
North Yorkshire
DL9 4AF
Tnistees
J Bromfield
M McGarry
J D'Arcy
R Jenkin%on
K Fo%(cr
M Le&thart
Chair
Treasurer
Accountants
Sllra-tA)uise Dickman ACA
15 Newbiggin
Richmond
North Yorkshire
DL104DR
Bank¢r8
CAF Bank Limited
25 Kings Hill
West Mallin8
Kent
ME19 4JQ
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The Bridge Richmondshire
Report of the trustees
ror the year ended 31 March 2024
The trustees present their report and the financial staiements for the year ended 31 March 2024. The tr￿￿tee8 who served
during the year and up to the date of this report are set out on page l.
Structure? governance and management
The charity is operated by the trustees who delegatc duties to the Chief officer. Mrs J Br￿kenbC
The day lo day lasks and management of finances is one of many roles carried out by the Chief Officer. aided by the
Centre Manager. for which the Ttustres are mosi grateful.
Objeetlves and actlvltles
Mi.¥,fiUn Srdreinenl
We are a rcgi8tcrcd charilable organisation aiming to provide a range of good quality community services in a friendly
llnd comfortable setting. We are constantly seeking to improve and develop what we do.
EYpectatic)nsfvr,$ervi<'es
People who use our %ervices can expect to be Welcon￿d and treated with respect in a caring, sensitive l￿d ¥onfidential
way. They will ￿ sUPPXlrted lo make new fnend% and ctkn enjoy many Nocial acliviiies. ai well bcing encouraged lo
maint8in independence and daily living Nkills and through our u¢livitie.% will be supp(Irted to leum new thing%.
People can also expect io b¢ given full infommtion thout our %ervi¢e% and %ervice.q provided by othcr organisthtions, &$
well a% being consulted &boiil wayq in which i)ur serviLes can iK improved, whilit bcing provided with well managed
rvices which reflect cqual opportunitits.
E¥pec'ruri()nsfor emplni'ees
Our slaff and volunieers can eX￿ct to be highly valued and trcaied with relpect. and will receive llpproprialc Ifdining è40
they can reciprocate that respect to th08e who v4e our 4erYices. Our stsff ond volunieers will be supported by their
manager and giveD clear policies and pr￿edureS for their work.
The Charil)',¥ ()bjeL'tives
The primary obj¢¢iive of our organsiation is to pr(Imote welfare of people in the communily, bul in porticular we Mim
lo siipwrt morc vulnerable people and people with 1￿C1r1¢ need8. We aim 10 achi¢ve thi% through ihc proYi4ion and
management of a centre lo provide xervice% for that purpos¢ for thc benefit of ¥uch persons whom r¢side within the
Ri¢hmondshire district of North Yorkshire.
Achievements and perfomance
Chuir'.4 Report
Our day care %ervice h&$ been delivered 3 days per week at our community centre with tiUPPOrt staff, providing
centre-b%Lsed aclii'ities and lunch, Our wheelchair ￿cessIble minibus h&4 enablcd u$ to pick Membe￿ up from their
hon* with a door-to4oor service and enjoy trip4 and social outings.
We are particularly ￿￿teful to our volunteers who have helped us 10 deliver our Sitting Service supporting carers in their
own home, enabling them to take a short break.
Our communily centre is u￿d regularly by community grou￿ and organisation8. and we have in this year becn Able io
conveit a large office into anoiher social room giving nk)re availability for wider Community use and refurbished our
large hall.
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The Bridge Richmondsbire
Report of the trustees
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Financial revlew
On 31 st March 2024 the charit}. had funds of £91.859120?3: £105.938) ii'hich ￿'ere built fmm
unrcstrictcd rescrTr¥¢b of £85.566 (2023.. £105.9381 und reqtricted reSer￿'e$ of £6.29312023:£0).
.411'anls 4 All re.$tricledfi4nd
A restricted fund is in use this >'ew representing a grant recrii'¢d from the ANs'ard$ 4 All fund.
.hich is dc%ignatcd lor centre development. Thc grant receii'ed ￿'aS £9.999 and up to 31 March
2024 £3.706 had been used. leaiwinB the fund b￿anCe uf £6 ?93.
Statement of trustees, responsibilities
Thc trustecs are responsible for preparing the Trustees, Annual Report and Ihe financial
statements in occordance N'ith applicablc la￿. and Ilnit¢d kingdom ALL()untin8 Standards
Iunitcd Kingdom Ci¥nerall>' A¥¢eptLd Accc)unting Practice).
L&H' applicable to charitics in England and Wales requires the trustee5 kn) pr¢pare financial
stotcmLnts for each financial >'ear M'hich 81￿C a truL and toir N'ieii. of churil). and ol th¢ inL()ming
re$()urLe.s and appliLiltion c)f resOUrkL￿ of the Lharit). lor that }'ear. In pr¢paring the8e financial
stotL'mLnts the trustecs are requirLd ts)..
select suitable accounting policies and then appl>. them consistcntl>':
observe thc methods and principle5 in the ch￿itIeS 4iORP:
make jud8emcnts estimates that ￿e reasonable and rKudent:
state ￿,hCthCr &pplicablc IIK Accounling %tsndards have been t"L)Iloii'ed. subjeL% io an>.
material departures disclosed and explaincd in thL finanLial slatcments: and
prepare the financiY41 statements on the 8oins con￿rn basis unless it l8 inappropriate to
presume that the ¢hg4rity ￿.111 contlnue in opvrntion.
I'he trustecs are resrx)nsible for keeping proper llccounting records iihich di8close M'ith
rca50nable ac¢urac>' at an). time th¢ financial p()¥ition of the ch&rit> and enllblc them to ensure
that thc financial 8tat¢mLmls cvmpl>' ii'iih thL ChuritiLS Aet 1993 and thL C'harit>. IALcounts und
R¢port51 Regulations ?008. Tho, are al80 responsible for safeguardin8 thL as%cts i)t the charity
and hence lor takin8 rewnablL st¢ps ti)r thc prevLntion und detL'LtiL)n of trnud and other
irregul&ritics.
On behalf of the board
Chair
P&ge 3

The Bridge Rlchmondshire
Independent examiner's report to the tnistees on the unaudited financial statsments of The
Brldge Rlchmondshir
I report on the accounts of The Bridge Richmondshire for the yeAr ended 31 March 2024 set out on page$ 2 to I l.
Respective responsibllfities of trust¢es and independent examiner
As the charily's trus￿& you are re8ponsible for the prepw4tion of the accounts, you consider thai the audit requiremeni
of section 43(2) of the Charitic4 Aci 1993 (the Act}. as amended by section 28 of Charitie% Act ?006 does noi apply
and that an indcpendent examination is needed. li is my respoTh%ibiliiy to examin¢ the accounts under section 43(3)(a) of
the Act. a8 amended: lo follow the procedures laid down in thc General Directions given by the Charity Commi8%ion
under section 43(7)(b) of the Act, as amended. and to state wheth¢r particular matters have Con￿ to my atfynÉion.
Basts of independent examlner's statement
My examinaiion was Carried out in accordoncc with the Gener￿ Directions giv¢n by the Charity Commi%sion. An
examinatictrn includes a r¢view of the accounting rccords kcpt by Ihc ¢harity and a Lomp$￿IS0ll of the tw¢ount$ pr¢sentcd
with those records. It also includes consideration of any unuiual iiems or disLIosur¢% in th¢ uccounl%. tmd seeking
¢xplanation5 from you tru%tecis concernin8 any %uch matte￿. The procedureb undertaken do noi provide all the
evidcnce that would bc required iri an audit and consequcntly no opinion is given a¥ to whether the accounts pr¢%¢nl
'true and fair view, and the report is limitsd to Ihose mati¢Th set oul in the $thtement below.
Independent examlner's slatsnjent
In connection with my examination. no matter has come to my a¢tention:
(j) which gives n* re&wnable cause to believe that in any material re$￿t the requircmenis:
to keep proper ac¢ounling records in u¥¢ordan¢¢ w'iih section 41 of the A¢t- and
to prcpare account$ which accord with the accounting records and to comply with the uccounling requirement¥
of the Act
have not been met. or
lil) lo which, in my opinion. attention should be drawn in order io enable a proper undcrstanding of the ￿coUnts to be
reachcd.
Sara-IA)ulse Dlckman ACA
Chartered Accountsnt
Independent examlner
15 Newblggin
Rlehmond
North Yorkshlre
DLIO 4DR
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The Bridge Richmondshire
ststement of financial activities
For the year ended 31 March 2024
Unrestrleted Restrfieted
202A
Total
2023
Total
Incomlng resources
Incoming resources from generating funds:
Voluntary income
Investment income
77,262
9.999
87.261
1.991
91,268
698
Tot81 Incoming resources
79,253
89.?52
91.966
Resources expended
Chariiable aciivitie%
99,695
103.111
.7.46
TotRI resourees expended
99.625
3.7(Kg
103,131
90,736
Net Incomlngl(outgoln8) resources
for the year
6.293
14,079
Total funds brought forward
Total funds carrfed forward
105.938
105,938
104,708
85.566
6.293
91,859
105.938
The qlatement of financial activities includes all gains and losses in the year and therefore a %¢pArai¢ ytatcment of wial
recognised gains and10i8es h&$ not been prepured.
All of the above ar￿unt8 relaie to continuing aclivities.
The notes on pages 7 to 11 lorni an IntegrA] p4rt of th&4e (Inancial statements.
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The Bridge Richmondshire
Balanee sheet
as at 31 March 2024
2024
2023
Notes
Current assets
Debtors
6.621
5.825
Cash &t bank and in hand
86.824
102.064
93.445
107.889
Creditors: amounts fallin
due wlthin one year
io
{1.5861
11.9511
Net current assets
91.859
105.938
Net assets
91.859
105.938
Funds
Rcstrict¢d income funds
6.293
I Inrcstricted income tunds
85.566
In5.938
Total funds
91.859
105.918
I'hc financial stotements ￿'ere approN'ed the trustees on 28 Januar), 20?5 and 5igncd on its behalf b).
J Bromfield
Chalr
The notes on pwges 7 to 11 fom an Int¢grAI part of these finanel*l statements.
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The Bridge Richmondshlre
Notes to financial statements
ror the year ended 31 Mareh 2024
Accounting polities
The principal accounting policies summarised below. The ac¢ouniing policies have been applied ¢onsi*tently
throughout th¢ year and the preceding year.
1.1. Basis of accounilng
The financial slatements are prepared under the historical cost convention and in accordance with the Ststenxnt
of Recommended Practice 'Accounting and Reporting by Charities, issued in March 2(M)5 (SORP 2(X)5) and the
Charitses Act 1993.
1.2. Cashflow
The chJrily ha8 taken advantflge of the exemption in FRSI from the requirement to pr(xluce a cayhflow Ita￿ment
becuuse it is a small charity.
1.3. Incomlng resources
All incoming re￿Vr¢e5 are included in the italement of financial artivilies when the charity is entitled to the
income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable a¢iuracy. The following specific policie$ are tlpplied to
particular cuɢgories of income..
Voluntary income is reccived by way of granL8. donutions tu￿ gifts and is included in full in the 8Wtem¢nt of
financial ucuviiies when receivable. Grant8 where enlitlemenl is nol ¢onditional on the delivery of a %pecific
perfomance by the charity. are recognised when the charity becom¢s unconditionally entiiled to ihe grant.
Donated service5 and facilities are included at the value lo the charity wher¢ thi$ can be quantified. The value of
8ervices provided by volunteers has nol been included.
GiftA donaled for ￿Sale are included as incoming resources within ￿tiVitieS for generating funds when they are
501d.
Grants. including grants for the purch&se of fixed a8set5, are recogni8ed in full in Ihe stafrmeni of financial
A¢¢iVltie8 in thc yeAr in which ihey or¢ receiv&ble.
Income from investmcnis is included in the year in which il is re¢eivoble.
1.4. Resources expended
Expenditure ili re¢ogni8ed on &n ￿erU￿1 balis as a liability is incurred. Expendiiure includ¢¥ any VAT which
cannot be fully recovered, and is rcported a% part of the expenditure io which it relate8.
Cost5 of seneratin8 funds ¢omprise the costs &s40cla￿d with atiracling voluntary income and the costb of trading
for fundrdisin8 purpoqes including the charity's shop.
CharAt&ble expendilure comprises thos¢ costs incurred by the char"Ety in the delivery of lis ￿lIvItieS and services
for ils beneficiaries. li includes both cosls ihat can be &llwlltcd directly to such a¢liViti¢￿Tr and thosc CO¥ts of an
indirec¢ nature necessary to 8UPPOrt th¢m.
IS. Research and development
Research expendilure is ￿TItten off to the profit and loss account in the year in which li IS incurred.
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The Bridge Richmondshire
Notes to tlnancial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
1.6. Tanglble fixed assets and depreciation
Tangible fixed &qqets are tst&ted ai cost les% ac¢umulaled depreciation. D¢preciation is provided at rths calculated
to write off the cost less residual VLLlue of each aqset over ils expectrd useful life, as follows..
Fixture8. fiiungs and equipment
Motor vehicles
25ek, straight line
25CA straight line
1.7. Leasing
Rentals payable under operating leases are charged againsi income on & strai8ht line basis over th¢ le&8e ¢cm).
1.8. Defined contrlbution penslon schemes
The pension Costs charged in the financial sta￿mentS represcnl the contribution payable by the charity durin8 thc
year.
Voluntary Income
UDre8trlded Restrlcted
funds
2024
TotAI
2023
Total
Don&tions & Fundraisin8
GrouP￿services
Use of Rcrf)ms
Grants
7.?90
34,744
10,993
45.419
8,927
27.952
8,9?7
37,951
9.999
77,262
9,999
87,261
91.2611
Investment Income
Unr¢8trlet¢d
funds
2024
Tot81
2023
Total
Bank interest re¢eivAble
.991
1.991
698
1,991
1,991
698
Costs of charltable actlvities - by fund type
Unrestrlcted Restrkted
runds
2024
Totsl
2023
Totsl
Centre services
99.625
103.331
90.736
99.625
3,706
103,131
90.736
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The Brldge Richmondshire
Notes to financial statsments
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Costs of charltable activlties - by fictivlty
Actlvltio%
undertaken
dlrectly
2024
Totsl
2023
Total
Centre services
103.331
103,331
90.736
103,331
103.331
90,736
Employees
2024
2023
Employment costs
Wages und salaries
Pension costs
67.692
987
68.679
fKi.357
No employee received emolumenls of more than £60.Oc￿) (2021 ,. None),
Number of employees
The averdge monthly number8 of employces {including th¢ truqtees) during the year. Calcu1￿cd on the btL%iY of
full time equivalenLs. follows:
2024
2023
Nwttber
Number
Penslon costs
The company operates an Auto enrolment pen4ion scheme in respect of the employees. The schemc and it% a8%ets
are held by independent man8gers. Thc pension charge repr¢xent14 eontributions due from the company was
follows..
2024
2023
987
934
Pension charge
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The Bridge Richmondshire
Notes to fmaneial statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
Flxtures,
rittings and
equipment
Tangible flxed
Motor
vehlcles
Total
Cost
Ai l April ?023 and
At 31 March 2024
1.014
Depreciation
At l April 2023 and
Net book values
Ai 31 March 2024
Debtors
2024
2023
Trade debtors
PrepaymenL8 and accrued income
6.621
5.517
308
6,621
5,823
10. Credltors: amounts falllng due
wlthln one year
2024
2023
Accruals r4nd deferred incom¢
.586
1.951
ii.
Analy818 of net assets between funds
Unrestrlcted Restrlcted
Total
runds
Fund balances at 31 March 2024 as represented by:
Current assets
Current liabilities
87.152
(1,5861
6,293
93,445
{1,586}
85,566
6,293
91,859
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The Bridge Richmondshire
Notes to flnanci81 statements
for the year ended 31 March 2024
At
l Aprll Incoming Outgoing
2023 resources resources
At
31 March
2024
12. Unrestrlcted funds
Unrestricl¢d Funds
105.938
79.253
199,625)
At
13. Restricted funds
At
l Aprll Incomlng Out8olng
2023 rcsources resouree5
31 Mareh
2024
Re$trlCted Funds
9.999
6.?93
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