# Bridge Animal Rescue

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1091345 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1091345)
- Website: https://www.bridgeanimalrescue.com
- Latest income: £21.8k; spending £20.8k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Animals
- Who it helps: Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides services, Provides advocacy / advice / information
- Area of operation: Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Bristol City, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Carmarthenshire
- Other names: National Animal Sanctuaries Support League (Bristol Branch) (previous)
- Trustees: 3
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/bridge-animal-rescue

Facilitates the rescue, rehabilitation and rehoming of animals and birds that are subject to abuse, neglect or abandonment.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £21.8k | £20.8k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £1,501 | £26.4k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £100k | £12k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £10.1k | £9,215 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £4,501 | £18.4k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> 1. To provide funds for the purpose of supporting any Animal sanctuary in the British isles which is a charity.2. To provide for the care and protection of animals of all kinds in need of care and attention by reason of sickness, maltreatment, poor circumstances, ill usage and other similar causes and to prevent thereby cruelty to and suffering among animals.3. To look after, take care of and provide shelter for unwanted, sick and injured animals and to do all such lawful and charitable acts as the trustees may consider to be conducive or incidental to the attainment of those objects.4. To advance the education of the general public in the proper care of animals.

## What it funds

Bridge Animal Rescue is registered under the Charity Commission purposes animals for other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to organisations, provides services and provides advocacy / advice / information. In its latest reported year Bridge Animal Rescue reported income of £21.8k and spending of £20.8k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £86.7k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire and 4 more areas.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Bridge Animal Rescue in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (bridgeanimalrescue.com) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Bridge Animal Rescue open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Bridge Animal Rescue is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Bridge Animal Rescue fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Gloucestershire, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset and South Gloucestershire and 4 more areas.

### Does Bridge Animal Rescue give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that Bridge Animal Rescue makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does Bridge Animal Rescue give each year?

The register does not break out Bridge Animal Rescue's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £20.8k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £17.3k a year.

### How large is Bridge Animal Rescue?

In its latest reported year Bridge Animal Rescue reported income of £21.8k and spending of £20.8k.


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