BRIGHT FUTURES NE
Registered charity 1157578 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register
Bright Futures deliver a range of project activities to young women aged 11-25 to increase their health, wellbeing and safety. We deliver projects around a range of issues including alcohol misuse, sexual health, domestic abuse, young mums, unemployment and exploitation.
Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £115,000, with total cash and cash equivalents of £335,387. The trustees report that these funds are sufficient to continue providing services for several months even if all funding ceased. Total incoming resources were £471,449, with the majority derived from grant funds.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Largest income source: Grant funds (100% of income)
“Our main source of income this year has been grant funds which totalled £471,410” — 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.
Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bright Futures NE (matched by registered charity number).
Funders the charity credits
Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).
- The National Lottery Community Fund — “Bright Futures are proud to be a partner of The National Lottery Community Fund” (source page)
- Esmée Fairbairn Foundation — “Bright Futures are proud to be a partner of Esmée Fairbairn Foundation” (source page)
- Ballinger Charitable Trust — “Bright Futures are proud to be a partner of the Ballinger Charitable Trust” (source page)
- Tudor Trust — “Bright Futures are proud to be a partner of the Tudor Trust” (source page)
- LGA Foundation — “Bright Futures are proud to be a partner of the LGA Foundation” (source page)
- Postcode Neighbourhood Foundation Trust — “Bright Futures are proud to be a partner of the Postcode Neighbourhood Foundation Trust” (source page)
- Health Lottery — “Bright Futures are proud to be a partner of Health Lottery” (source page)
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (13/01/2016) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Helen Hartleychair
- Andrew Moore
- Georgia Sullivan
- Joyce Welsh · trustee of 1 other charity
- Lisa Briscoe
- Stuart Miekle
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Gateshead · Newcastle Upon Tyne City · North Tyneside · Northumberland · South Tyneside · Sunderland
Income and spending
Common questions
Is BRIGHT FUTURES NE financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves stood at £115,000, with total cash and cash equivalents of £335,387. The trustees report that these funds are sufficient to continue providing services for several months even if all funding ceased. Total incoming resources were £471,449, with the majority derived from grant funds. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds BRIGHT FUTURES NE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIGHT FUTURES NE as a grant recipient include THE VIRGIN MONEY FOUNDATION, THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ROSELINE FOUNDATION, ROSA FUND.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
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