# BRIDGING WORLDS

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1215794
- **Other names:** Bridging Worlds Foundation, Cambridge Gateway from India, Freedom Fountain
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Nov. 17, 2025
- **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=1215794


## Contact

- **Address:** AL AMIN, 100A-102A MILL ROAD, CAMBRIDGE
- **Postcode:** CB1 2BD
- **Phone:** 01223608889
- **Email:** info@bridging-worlds.org
- **Website:** https://freedomfountain.org.uk/



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC, IN PARTICULAR, IN THE HISTORY, SERVICE, AND CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE UNITED INDIAN ARMY AND OTHER MILITARY AND AUXILIARY FORCES FROM THE COMMONWEALTH AND HISTORICALLY CONNECTED NATIONS, INCLUDING THOSE WHO SERVED IN THE ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, OR CIVILIAN SUPPORT ROLES DURING AND AFTER THE FIRST AND SECOND WORLD WARS, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY, BY ESTABLISHING AND CONSERVING MEMORIALS AND MONUMENTS IN COMMEMORATION OF SHARED HISTORIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE CAMBRIDGE GATEWAY AND THE PROPOSES FREEDOM FOUNTAIN MEMORIAL.2. THE PROMOTION OF RELIGIOUS HARMONY - THROUGH ART INSTALLATIONS, CULTURAL EXHIBITIONS AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES, THAT LINK ART, HISTORY, AND HERITAGE - FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY: (A) EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS;(B) PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.

**Activities:** Bridging Worlds promotes public education on the shared history and contributions of the United British Indian Army & Commonwealth nations, and fosters religious harmony through art, memorials, exhibitions & community programmes. We create accessible spaces, events & resources and work with the wider public, schools & universities to preserve shared heritage & build unity & cross-cultural respect




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales




## Trustees

- **Abdul Kayum Arain** (Chair) — appointed May 4, 2025
- Mihail Todorov Stoyanov — appointed May 4, 2025
- PIETRO D'ANGELICO — appointed May 4, 2025
- Qasim Arain — appointed May 4, 2025