BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES LIMITED

Registered charity 1143757 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

THE ACTIVITIES OF THE CHARITY ARE PROMOTE THE FOLLOWING:1. ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION2. PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT3. RELIEF OF SICKNESS

Objects

OBJECTSTHE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONA. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE UK WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT ASSIST IN ADVANCING THOSE AIMS.PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITB. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE UK WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUCH OTHER FACILITIES THAT ASSIST IN ADVANCING THOSE AIMS.RELIEF OF SICKNESSA. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE UK WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER FACILITIES THAT ASSIST IN ADVANCING THOSE AIMS.NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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Registered contact address: Manchester, North West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £1,160,246 at the year-end, which the Trustees regard as sufficient for the charity’s purposes. The charity reported a surplus of £90,718 for the year, funded by £350,000 in donations and £40,063 in investment income. Per the trustees' report, the charity's assets are considered adequate to fulfil its obligations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Annual return filing dates (Charity Commission record)

Of its last 5 annual returns with a recorded received date, 1 was received after the due date: year ending 30/09/2023 (received 13/08/2024, 14 days after the 30/07/2024 due date).

Due and received dates as recorded in the Commission’s annual-return data; the data does not say whether an extension was agreed. Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 07758191 · Financial health read from its filings

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.

• KENNY, Michael Anthony — director, appointed 31/08/2011on trustee list
• KENNY, Paul — director, appointed 31/08/2011on trustee list
• KENNY, Paul — secretary, appointed 31/08/2011

Official officers record.

Trustees · trustee networks

• MICHAEL KENNYchair
• DORA LYNCHEHAUN
• PAUL KENNY · trustee of 1 other charity
• PAULINE NORCOTT

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTER FUTURE INITIATIVE.

• BRIGHTER FUTURE INITIATIVE income £30k
• BRIGHTER LIVING PARTNERSHIP income £547k
• BRIDGES FOR COMMUNITIES income £317k
• THE BROTHERS TRUST income £597k
• Boroughbridge Community Charity income £83k
• BURDENS' CHARITABLE FOUNDATION income £57k

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