# LEIGH CARING KITCHEN

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1164347
- **Other names:** The Bridge Community, The Bridge at Leigh
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 10, 2015
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1164347


## Contact

- **Address:** 6 The Avenue, LEIGH, Lancashire
- **Postcode:** WN7 1ES
- **Phone:** 01942 678255
- **Email:** thebridgeatleigh@gmail.com
- **Website:** www.thebridgeatleigh.com



## Activities

**Objects:** The prevention and relief of poverty in Leigh, Wigan and surrounding areas, working with people who are on low income or experiencing poverty, homelessness, crisis or worklessness by providing food, shelter, support, practical skills, advice and using food surplus redistribution in the community to reduce waste and raise environmental awareness.

**Activities:** THE PREVENTION AND RELIEF OF POVERTY IN LEIGH, WIGAN AND SURROUNDING AREAS, WORKING WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ON LOW INCOMES OR EXPERIENCING POVERTY, HOMELESSNESS, CRISIS OR WORKLESSNESS BY PROVIDING FOOD, SHELTER, SUPPORT, PRACTICAL SKILLS, ADVICE AND USING FOOD SURPLUS REDISTRIBUTION IN THE COMMUNITY TO REDUCE WASTE AND RAISE ENVIRONMENTAL AWARENESS.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services
- **What:** The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
- **Who:** The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Wigan



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan. 31, 2025 | £665807 | £690409 | £389151 | 16 |
| Jan. 31, 2024 | £578202 | £597939 | £413753 | 12 |
| Jan. 31, 2023 | £515945 | £429279 | £433490 | 11 |
| Jan. 31, 2022 | £415287 | £357777 | — | — |
| Jan. 31, 2021 | £340805 | £241144 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **FRANK BOWKER** (Chair) — appointed Nov. 6, 2015
- DOROTHY MARGARET BOWKER — appointed Nov. 23, 2016
- Elizabeth Thompson — appointed Feb. 18, 2019
- Emma Louise Jones — appointed Nov. 7, 2023
- LEE FOGG — appointed Aug. 6, 2024
- Peter Alan Rowlinson — appointed April 6, 2023