Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 2
Support Score: 5
  • Multiple Deficits and declines: -5
  • No PartB
  • Only 4 Trustees: -1
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Grant maker support: +5

BRIGHT CENTRES 

TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE HIGH LEVELS OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN THEIR REGULAR SCHOOLING. TO REDUCE THE EXCLUSIONS OF DISADVANTAGE YOUNG PEOPLE. TUITION FOR ENGLISH, MATHS AND SCIENCE LESSONS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL MENTORING AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF PARENTS THROUGH ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND BY ENCOURAGING THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government and there are significant future grants due to be received

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Income has been volatile and on several occasions in recent years less than spending
Established: 15 years

www.brightcentres.co.uk

info@brightcentres.co.uk

02030049782

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UN SDGs
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£126£146£-20n/an/an/an/an/a17
31/12/21£100£116£-16n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/12/20£92£127£-34n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/12/19£146£139£7n/an/an/an/an/a5
31/12/18£176£180£-5£0£0£0n/a021
31/12/17£179£169£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£97£88£8£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15*£116£57£59£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£191£163£28£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/13*£61£60£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/12*£53£53£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/11*£41£41£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/10*£52£42£10£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/09*£8£18£-10£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Education/Training
Who works here?
  • 17 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Brent, Camden, Lambeth, Southwark, Wandsworth,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Walcot Foundation£49,625
Joseph Levy Foundation£6,600
Peter Minet Trust£2,370
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Peter Minet Trust - Grant to Bright Centres
£2,370 19/10/2023
Unrestricted grant to the organisation
Walcot Foundation - Bright Live and Learn Well project
£30,000 16/03/2023
Bright Centres (set up in 2008) is based in North Kennington and provides alternative education placements, homework clubs and careers advice, predominantly (but not exclusively) for the Somali ....more
Walcot Foundation - Bright Catch Up and Wellness - Autumn programme
£19,625 25/05/2021
Bright Centres (set up in 2008) is based in North Kennington and provides alternative education placements, homework clubs and careers advice. This project aims to provide a comprehensive educational ....more
Joseph Levy Foundation - Covid-19: mentor and counsellor for young people
£6,600 08/02/2021
6
Covid-19: mentor and counsellor for disadvantaged young people in South East London
Walcot Foundation - Moving On
£25,000 27/11/2018
12
Moving On

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 29-74
  • NEIL BRINDLEY (Chair) Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Retired Teacher
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2009, number: 1129265
  • Registered at Companies House on 12/12/2008, number: 06772491
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
14 returns made; AR15: 1 days late, AR13: 24 days late, AR12: 388 days late, AR11: 757 days late, AR10: 1117 days late, AR09: 1482 days late,
Main office

Bright Centres
18 Oakden Street
LONDON
SE11 4UG

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS AND THEIR PARENTS IN LONDON IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY:1) PROVIDING EXTRACURRICULAR SUPPORT IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE;2) PROVIDING A PEER-MENTORING PROGRAMME; AND3) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO PARENTS IN THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND HOME SCHOOL AGREEMENTS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

LONDON

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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