City Bridge Foundation

Our charity, City Bridge Foundation, was set up around 900 years ago for the maintenance of the old London Bridge. Through bridge tolls, rents, bequests and charitable donations, along with sensible investment and management, the fund has grown over the years.

Our primary aim remains to maintain our five bridges – Tower, London, Southwark, Millennium and Blackfriars bridges – but since 1995, we have also used surplus funds to award grants to charitable organisations across Greater London.

Since 1995, we have awarded over £840 million to charitable organisations working to tackle inequality and injustice across London.

Our sole trustee is the City of London Corporation – the governing body for the Square Mile. Members of the Court of Common Council – the City Corporation’s primary decision-making body – form the City Bridge Foundation Board and associated committees, which govern our activities. Co-opted Members from outside City Corporation sit alongside them.