BROMLEY BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS

Registered charity 1210626 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To provide new and second-hand baby- and child-related clothing, equipment and essential household itemsto families in need; to provide information to families in financial hardship to enable them to access support available from other charities and organisations; to raise awareness about the level of poverty in LB Bromley and the impact of such poverty on the lives of children and their parents

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Latest income

£268k

Latest spending

£288k

Registered

2024

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £20,482 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £267,925 against total expenditure of £288,407. Closing unrestricted reserves were £72,893, which the trustees confirm meets their policy of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The trustees expressed a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' expenditure (held: £73k)

“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six months' expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Bromley Brighter Beginnings (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).

West Kent Freemasons — “A recently awarded £15,000 grant from the West Kent Freemasons is providing our work with babies and young children aged 0 to 5 over the nex…” (source page)
Big Yellow Self Storage — “BBB are very grateful to our supporters Big Yellow Self Storage www.bigyellow.co.uk” (source page)

Register events

Received assets from another charity (29/06/2026) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

EMMA MARTINchair
Emma Jane Warren
Eva Fiz Querol
Josephine Kench
Kerriann Rawley · trustee of 1 other charity
Lorelei Catherine Freeman
Michael Feely

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

Operates in: Bromley

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/07/2025	£268k	£288k

Common questions

Is BROMLEY BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £20,482 for the year ended 31 July 2025, with total income of £267,925 against total expenditure of £288,407. Closing unrestricted reserves were £72,893, which the trustees confirm meets their policy of maintaining three to six months' expenditure. The trustees expressed a reasonable expectation that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BROMLEY BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BROMLEY BRIGHTER BEGINNINGS as a grant recipient include THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA, THE LIGHT FUND COMPANY, THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE DOUGHTY FAMILY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA	FY2023	£10k
THE SHAFTESBURY HOMES AND ARETHUSA	FY2022	£10k	Grant making
THE LIGHT FUND COMPANY	FY2023	£5k
THE GREEN HALL FOUNDATION	FY2025	£4k
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£3k
THE DOUGHTY FAMILY FOUNDATION	FY2024	£2k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS)	FY2024	£2k	Boxes, donations special collections & special events
THE CHARLES LEWIS FOUNDATION	FY2024	£1k	School uniform for families in need, including blazers, shirts, trousers etc. and vouchers for school shoes and school supplies.
THE WOODWARD CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£1k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS)	FY2021	£700
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF GREEN STREET GREEN AND PRATTS BOTTOM (ST. MARY'S WITH ALL SOULS)	FY2022	£700	General funds

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	11/04/2024	£20k	A Bed for Every Child
City Bridge Foundation	05/06/2023	£41k	Grant to Bromley Brighter Beginnings
The National Lottery Community Fund	13/01/2023	£5k	A Healthy Home for Every Child
The National Lottery Community Fund	29/04/2022	£5k	School Uniform