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

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Latest income

£390k

Latest spending

£299k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

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

Reserves policy: appropriate level of working capital and to protect the future operations of the charity from the effects of any unforeseen and material variations in its income streams (held: £1.2m)

“It is the policy of the charity to hold reserves in its unrestricted funds in order to establish an appropriate level of working capital and to protect the future operations of the charity from the effects of any unforeseen and material variations in its income streams, as part of a policy of good financial management practice.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Corporate structure

Registered company of the charity Companies House 07758191

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

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/09/2025	£390k	£299k
30/09/2024	£350k	£209k
30/09/2023	£350k	£121k
30/09/2022	£350k	£103k
30/09/2021	£352k	£91k

Common questions

Is BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES LIMITED financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION	1	£205k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£10k
JOHNNIE JOHNSON TRUST	1	£8k
THE LIZ AND TERRY BRAMALL FOUNDATION	1	£5k
THE MONTAL CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£5k
DUCHY OF LANCASTER BENEVOLENT FUND	1	£5k
THE DAVID AND RUTH BEHREND FUND	1	£1k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION.

BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION income £259k
BRIGHTER LIVING PARTNERSHIP income £547k
LIGHT OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED income £302k
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED income £1.5m
Caring for Communities and People income £13.0m
BAITUL AMAN WELFARE TRUST income £247k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BRIGHTER COMMUNITIES LIMITED	£390k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
BRIGHTLINGSEA COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION FY2025	£259k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
BRIGHTER LIVING PARTNERSHIP FY2025	£547k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
LIGHT OF THE WORLD COMMUNITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025	£302k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
RUTLAND HOUSE COMMUNITY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£1.5m	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
Caring for Communities and People FY2026	£13.0m	—	—	above	—	no doubt

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