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BRIGHT SIDE

Registered charity 1204201 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Objects

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE RELIEF OF THOSE IN NEED, BY REASON OF YOUTH, ILL-HEALTH, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR OTHER SOCIAL OR ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Worthing, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£351k
Latest spending
£63k
Registered
2023
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £403,771 at the period end, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of maintaining sufficient reserves to cover recurring admin costs. The charity reported a net income of £287,754 for the period, driven primarily by donations from a charity football match, while total charitable expenditure was £62,784.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% of income)
“The main source of income for the charity during the period was donations received from the charity football match totalling £350,389” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: sufficient reserves to pay for any recurring admin costs (reserves figure: £404k)
“The reserves policy is to maintain sufficient reserves to pay for any recurring admin costs.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Sidemen Entertainment Limited provided management and administrative support; Tobit Brown is a Trustee and Director of Sidemen Entertainment Limited.
“Sidemen Entertainment Limited has provided support to the charity during the year in the form of management and administrative support. Tobit Brown, a Trustee of the charity , is a director of Sidemen Entertainment Limited.” — page 4
“As previously noted, the main source of income for the charity is a donation received from Nemedis Limited. Nemedis Limited manages the production of the Sidemen charity football matches that Bright Side is a beneficiary of.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Nemedis Limited manages the Sidemen charity football matches; Bright Side is a beneficiary and expects a donation.
“Sidemen Entertainment Limited has provided support to the charity during the year in the form of management and administrative support. Tobit Brown, a Trustee of the charity , is a director of Sidemen Entertainment Limited.” — page 4
“As previously noted, the main source of income for the charity is a donation received from Nemedis Limited. Nemedis Limited manages the production of the Sidemen charity football matches that Bright Side is a beneficiary of.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/05/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 01/07/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/05/2025£351k£63k
01/07/2024£225k£109k

Common questions

Is BRIGHT SIDE financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £403,771 at the period end, significantly exceeding its stated policy target of maintaining sufficient reserves to cover recurring admin costs. The charity reported a net income of £287,754 for the period, driven primarily by donations from a charity football match, while total charitable expenditure was £62,784. 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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
DEMENTIA ADVENTURE TRUST1£15k
PETER STORMONTH DARLING CHARITABLE TRUST1£2k
MERTON VOLUNTARY SERVICE COUNCIL1£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE BRAILSFORD CHARITY.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
BRIGHT SIDE£351k—0unclear—no doubt
THE BRAILSFORD CHARITY FY2025£25k—0above—no doubt
PUBLISH WHAT YOU FUND FY2025£781k£80,001 - £90,0001unclear—no doubt
BNJC FY2025£4.1m£100,000-£140,0001unclear—no doubt
BROADSTONE METHODIST CHURCH FY2025£137k—0unclear—no doubt
HEIRS FY2026£34k—0unclear—no doubt

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