BRIGHTER LIVING PARTNERSHIP
Registered charity 1101722 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
The principal activity of the company continues to be that of the preservation, protection and promotion of good health of persons living in the Metropolitan Borough of Sefton and its surrounding areas.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £85,386, which includes a £50,000 designated Contingency Fund. The trustees consider current reserves sufficient to meet staff obligations and continue operations for at least a year. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,249 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £144,216.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: unclear (held: £85k)
“The Trustees maintain a Contingency Fund to ensure we can meet staff obligations and continue operations for at least a year with a part-time coordinator. Current reserves are considered sufficient.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- JONES, Robert Morrice, Mr. — director, appointed 05/03/2024on trustee list
- NING, Suzanne — director, appointed 25/06/2023on trustee list
- OLLIVIER, Margaret — director, appointed 25/11/2021on trustee list
- KITCHEN, Andrew John — director, appointed 06/12/2011on trustee list
- JANKOWSKI, Stefan Martin — director, appointed 01/04/2004on trustee list
- BELLAMY, Nigel Edmund — director, appointed 14/04/2000on trustee list
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (94% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).
- NIGEL EDMUND BELLAMYchair · trustee of 4 other charities
- ANDREW JOHN KITCHEN
- Margaret Ollivier
- Robert Morrice Jones
- STEFAN MARTIN JANKOWSKI
- Suzanne Ning
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Sefton
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRIGHTER LIVING PARTNERSHIP financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total unrestricted reserves stood at £85,386, which includes a £50,000 designated Contingency Fund. The trustees consider current reserves sufficient to meet staff obligations and continue operations for at least a year. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £2,249 for the year, with total net assets increasing to £144,216. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BRIGHTER LIVING PARTNERSHIP?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIGHTER LIVING PARTNERSHIP as a grant recipient include THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION, DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND, THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND.
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