Registered charity 526767
The Dr Bridge Memorial Fund
What it does
As income from fund is so small these days grants are made to the Chester Cathedral choir support group which includes both boy and girl choristers rather than individuals.
Its charitable purposes
TO ASSIST ANY BOY OR EX-BOY CHORISTER OF CHESTER CATHEDRAL IN HIS FURTHER EDUCATION
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Makes grants to individuals
Where it works
- Elsewhere
- Cheshire East
- Cheshire West & Chester
Area of benefit in its governing document: Not Defined
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 December 2025, it had income of £525 and spent £0.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | £525 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2024 | £493 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2023 | £486 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2022 | £484 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 December 2021 | £471 | £0 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 11%, from £471 in the year to 31 December 2021 to £525 in the year to 31 December 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 0% of its income in the year to 31 December 2025. It spent less than its income in each of the 5 years shown.
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Christopher Pilsbury
- Jeremy Marten Jones
- Philip Rusforth MA ARCO
- Rev JEREMY DUSSEK
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 December 2025 | 31 October 2026 | Received 7 October 2026, 24 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2024 | 31 October 2025 | Received 22 October 2025, 9 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2023 | 31 October 2024 | Received 25 October 2024, 6 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2022 | 31 October 2023 | Received 27 October 2023, 4 days early | Not required |
| 31 December 2021 | 31 October 2022 | Received 27 October 2023, 361 days late | Not required |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 526767
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 30 April 1964
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 13TH OCTOBER 1954.AS AMENDED ON 7TH JUNE 1999 BY A RESOLUTION PASSED UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF SECTION 74 OF THE CHARITIES ACT 1993
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.