BRIDGE TOGETHER LTD

What BRIDGE TOGETHER LTD does

Bridge Together Ltd is a privately held, founder-owned UK care provider delivering respite care and social inclusion programmes for children and young people aged 5–18 with complex learning needs, autism support needs, communication and interaction difficulties, and emotional, social and behavioural difficulties. The company operates as an approved Short Breaks service provider with Nottinghamshire County Council, routing families through the council's Short Breaks Local Offer eligibility and funding pathway. It is co-owned and managed by Ryan McWilliams and Simon Ellis, both long-tenured special needs educators with backgrounds at Newark Orchard Special Needs School and, in Simon Ellis's case, prior advisory work for Nottinghamshire County Council's Autism Support Service.

The core offering is a single integrated respite service structured around three recurring session types: weekly Saturday group sessions (10am–3pm during term time), a Thursday evening youth club (5pm–7pm for ages 12–18), and daily holiday club sessions delivered across two Nottinghamshire sites — the Newark Orchard School site in Balderton (NG24 3AL) and the newly opened Ash Lea School site in Cotgrave (NG12 3PA). Activities include sensory play, creative tasks, and community outings. The team comprises two co-owners, a Session Leader, and approximately 15–17 Support Workers (15–20 employees total), with active recruitment under way for the Cotgrave site. There is no proprietary technology, software platform, or digital product layer; delivery is fully in-person and labour-intensive.

Commercially, Bridge Together is a bootstrapped, single-commissioner business. Revenue derives from Nottinghamshire County Council's Short Breaks commissioning, supplemented by family co-payments handled outside a publicly disclosed pricing structure. Customer acquisition relies on council referrals via the Short Breaks Local Offer, word-of-mouth among local families, and partnerships with local special needs schools, with light organic social media presence on Facebook and Instagram. The company is geographically concentrated in Nottinghamshire within the East Midlands, with no evidence of external investment, additional local-authority contracts, or expansion beyond the county.

Name

BRIDGE TOGETHER LTD

Legal name

Bridge Together Ltd

Website

https://bridge-together.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Bridge Together provides respite care, social inclusion programmes, and group activities for children aged 5–18 with complex learning needs in Nottinghamshire, operating as an approved Short Breaks provider for Nottinghamshire County Council across two sites.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Special Educational Needs Respite Care

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Respite Care for Families of Children with Disabilities (HSAAAIAL)

Keywords

• Respite care services
• Special needs care
• Children disability services
• Short breaks care
• SEN group activities

Headquarters

HQ city

Newark

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Short Breaks Government Contract: Bridge Together operates as an approved Short Breaks provider with Nottinghamshire County Council. Families access the service through the council's Short Breaks Local Offer programme, which determines eligibility and funding. The service provides respite care for children and young people with complex learning needs, with sessions running weekly during term time and daily during school holidays.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bridge Together Ltd delivers respite care and social inclusion group activities for children and young people aged 5–18 with complex learning needs and special educational needs. Operating as an approved Short Breaks provider with Nottinghamshire County Council, the service runs weekly Saturday sessions during term time, a Thursday evening youth club for ages 12–18, and daily holiday club sessions across two Nottinghamshire sites (Newark and Cotgrave), offering sensory play, creative activities, and community outings.

Product overview

Bridge Together Ltd is a single-service respite care provider offering a unified programme of short breaks for children and young people with complex learning needs. The service operates across two sites (Newark Orchard School and Ash Lea School, Cotgrave) and comprises three structured session types: Saturday Group Sessions (term-time weekly), a Thursday Evening Youth Club (for older children), and Holiday Group Sessions (daily during school breaks). All sessions provide inclusive activities, sensory play, creative activities, and community outings. The company does not offer modular add-ons or separate product tiers; its offering is a single integrated respite care service commissioned by Nottinghamshire County Council.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Saturday Group Sessions
• Thursday Evening Youth Club
• Holiday Group Sessions

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Nottinghamshire County CouncilcoreOthersBridge Together is an approved Nottinghamshire County Council Short Breaks Provider. This is the primary contractual relationship that enables families to access the service through the council's Short Breaks Local Offer programme. The council determines eligibility and funds the respite care provision for children and young people with disabilities across Nottinghamshire.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Kids: National UK charity providing inclusive play schemes, short breaks, and support services specifically for disabled children and young people. Closest functional peer to Bridge Together given overlapping focus on children with SEND and Short Breaks-style respite delivery.
• Hft: UK charity supporting people with learning disabilities, including dedicated short breaks and respite services for both adults and children. Comparable to Bridge Together as an established learning-disability respite provider operating across multiple regions.
• MacIntyre: UK charity providing lifelong learning, residential, and respite services for people with learning disabilities, including children. Comparable mission and commissioned-service model in the SEND respite space.
• Achieve Together: UK provider supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, and SEND through supported living and respite services. Comparable multi-site, commissioned-provider model targeting similar service user profiles.
• Lifeways: UK provider of supported living and learning disability services, including short breaks and respite for both children and adults with complex needs. Directly comparable commissioned respite model in the SEND/disability space.
• Voyage Care: UK provider supporting people with learning disabilities, autism, and SEND, including respite and short breaks services. Directly comparable operating model: commissioned care, multiple sites, SEND-focused support workers.

Broad incumbents

• Sense: Major UK charity supporting people with complex disabilities (including deafblindness), offering some short breaks and family services. Broader scope than Bridge Together but overlaps in disability respite and family support.
• Mencap: UK's largest learning disability charity, providing a broad portfolio of support services including some family respite and short breaks. Comparable in target population but operates at much greater national scale than Bridge Together.
• United Response: UK charity providing personalised support for people with learning disabilities and SEND, including respite and short breaks. Comparable commissioned provider operating model in the disability support space, though with broader adult-focused services.
• Action for Children: Large UK children's charity delivering SEND, disability, and short breaks services nationwide. Comparable end-user population (children with SEND and their families) but with broader service portfolio and national footprint.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bridgetogetherservice
• Instagraminstagram.com/bridgetogetherservice

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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