English Bridge Education & Development

Registered charity 1153543 · since 2013ebedcio.org.uk·England·Updated 31 October 2026

At a glance

£636
Annual giving, year to 31 March 2025
From filed accounts
£250
Typical grant (median)
3 published grants
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • The annual report shows only £636 paid out, so expect a modest grant and ask for a sum that fits small, specific costs.
  • Its main route is the Youth Grant Request Template, which an individual submits on behalf of a club or organisation to teach or learn Mini bridge, Starter bridge or Bridge, and it asks how many young people will benefit, so a request that clearly reaches young people fits best.
  • Requests for activities that do not benefit young people are outside the Youth Grant.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and the funder asks successful applicants to agree to regular updates on spending and benefits, so plan for that reporting.
  • The funder names pupil premium students as a consideration, and it may also give grants to teachers in some circumstances, but it does not say how these are decided.

Overview

English Bridge Education & Development is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1153543).

English Bridge Education & Development is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1153543). It exists to advance amateur sport by promoting duplicate bridge for the public benefit, and to advance the education of young people in full-time education in playing it. Its programmes are youth bridge, teacher training, tournament director training, educational resources and club development, and its annual report shows £636 paid out.

What they fund

Priority Areas

EBED promotes duplicate bridge for public benefit and advances young people's bridge education, with a particular charitable focus on young people in education. It supports youth bridge through schools, universities, competitions, residential camps, online play, junior awards, grants and bursaries. It also supports the teachers, parents, volunteers, clubs and local organisers who help young people discover and continue playing. Its wider work includes teacher and tournament-director training, educational resources and club development. The Youth Grant Request Template is for requests made on behalf of a club or organisation to support teaching or learning Mini bridge, Starter bridge or Bridge, and asks how many young people will benefit. EBED may also provide grants to teachers under certain circumstances when consistent with its charitable purposes.

Themes

  • Youth bridge
  • Teacher training
  • Tournament director training
  • Educational resources
  • Club development

Geographic Focus

Priority: England.

What they don't fund

  • Youth Grant only: Activities that do not benefit young people

How to apply

Use the Youth Grant Request Template: an individual applies on behalf of a club or organisation.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

  • EBED asks applicants to agree to provide regular updates on expenditure and benefits realised.
  • Students receiving pupil premium will be considered.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

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Grants

3 published grants analysed · median £250

The largest grants to organisations in this funder’s latest annual report:

  • Durham University
    £300year to 31 March 2025
  • University of Sterling
    £250year to 31 March 2025
  • Bristol University
    £86year to 31 March 2025

Grant examples taken from the funder’s filed accounts.

Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 March 2021£99,514£192,667—Accounts for year to 31 March 2021
year to 31 March 2022£159,190£176,108—Accounts for year to 31 March 2022
year to 31 March 2023£220,175£191,132—Accounts for year to 31 March 2023
year to 31 March 2024£764,257£216,925—Accounts for year to 31 March 2024
year to 31 March 2025£359,470£283,853£636Accounts for year to 31 March 2025
  • Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: grants paid out in the year.

— No grants figure for that year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.

Sources

  • Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)

This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.

Sources last checked on 31 October 2026.

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