BRIGHTER FUTURES THROUGH SPORT

Registered charity 1176158 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Brighter Futures Through Sport (BFTS) provides therapeutic mentoring interventions to children identified by schools to be failing academically and present with challenging behaviour. BFTS uses sport to empower, inspire, raise self-esteem and give confidence to every child working with, with the aim of improving behaviour and developing different capabilities.

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Latest income
£277k
Latest spending
£269k
Registered
2017
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. No matters were identified that would cause belief that the accounts failed to comply with applicable accounting standards or the Charities Act 2011.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Derby City · Derbyshire · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£277k£269k
31/12/2023£254k£267k
31/12/2022£207k£180k
31/12/2021£207k£180k
31/12/2020£106k£110k

Common questions

Is BRIGHTER FUTURES THROUGH SPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31 December 2024 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit. The independent examiner confirmed that accounting records were kept and the accounts accorded with those records. No matters were identified that would cause belief that the accounts failed to comply with applicable accounting standards or the Charities Act 2011. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BRIGHTER FUTURES THROUGH SPORT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BRIGHTER FUTURES THROUGH SPORT as a grant recipient include BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATION, THE THOMAS FARR CHARITY, BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BNA CHARITABLE INCORPORATED ORGANISATIONFY2025£10k
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2024£10k
BOOTS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£10k
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5kYouth Organisations
THE THOMAS FARR CHARITYFY2025£2kDonations made during the year

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Sport England15/07/2024£11kUp and Active Nottingham
The National Lottery Community Fund08/03/2024£20kNetherfield Community Youth Support
Sport England11/06/2020£6kCOVID-19 CEF
The National Lottery Community Fund17/10/2019£10kBFTS Business Support Initiative

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 BRIGHT FUTURES UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRIGHTER FUTURES THROUGH SPORT£277k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIGHT FUTURES UK FY2024£386k—0unclear—no doubt
BRIGHT FUTURES NE FY2025£471k—0unclear—no doubt
THEIR FUTURE TODAY FY2025£248k—0unclear—no doubt
ADVANCE BRIGHTER FUTURES FY2026£396k—0within—no doubt
BOSP Brighter Opportunities for Special People FY2025£614k—0unclear—no doubt

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