ADVANCE BRIGHTER FUTURES

Registered charity 1089638 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ADVANCE BRIGHTER FUTURES WREXHAM

We support people experiencing mental, physical & emotional wellbeing problems to understand recovery and move forward with their ambitions. We achieve this by providing a range of support services including lifestyle coaching, group activities, and a range of talking therapies. We provide practical mental wellbeing support through mentoring, courses, volunteering opportunities and support groups.

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Latest income
£388k
Latest spending
£403k
Registered
2001
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net income deficit of £15,023 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, holding unrestricted operational reserves of £176,413. This reserve level is noted as covering approximately 5.3 months of operational expenditure, which aligns with the charity's stated policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' expenditure.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (held: £176k)
The charity's policy is to maintain a minimum of 3 months' expenditure reserve, with the preferred amount being 6 months.
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Advance Brighter Futures (ABF) (matched by registered charity number).

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Flintshire · Wrexham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£388k£403k
31/03/2024£366k£340k
31/03/2023£309k£324k
31/03/2022£499k£480k
31/03/2021£342k£246k

Common questions

Is ADVANCE BRIGHTER FUTURES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net income deficit of £15,023 for the year, with total expenditure exceeding total income. The trustees maintain that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operation for the foreseeable future, holding unrestricted operational reserves of £176,413. This reserve level is noted as covering approximately 5.3 months of operational expenditure, which aligns with the charity's stated policy of maintaining a minimum of three months' expenditure. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ADVANCE BRIGHTER FUTURES?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ADVANCE BRIGHTER FUTURES as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATIONFY2024£105k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery31/03/2025£25kUnrestricted Funding
Postcode Lottery30/06/2023£25kUnrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund22/06/2020£10kCOVID-19 - HALO - Help and Listening Online
The National Lottery Community Fund24/05/2012£4kThe VIVA Games

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ADVANCE BRIGHTER FUTURES£388k0unclearno doubt
MIND IN BRIGHTON & HOVE FY2025£1.0m£70,000 - £80,0001aboveno doubt
DEVON MIND FY2025£1.2m0aboveno doubt
BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION LIMITED FY2025£1.4m0unclearnoted
ANDOVER MIND FY2025£2.7m0aboveno doubt
CAMPAIGN AGAINST LIVING MISERABLY FY2025£8.7munclear29.0%no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.