Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 13
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +13
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

BRIGHT FUTURES NE 

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.
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Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 10 years

www.brightfuturesne.co.uk

brightfutures@live.co.uk

0191 455 1196

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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
31/03/23£408£428£-20n/an/an/an/an/a16
31/03/22£354£369£-15n/an/an/an/an/a24
31/03/21£438£276£163n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/20£371£277£94n/an/an/an/an/a12
31/03/19£198£237£-39n/an/an/an/an/a20
31/03/18£223£226£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£358£235£123£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£329£218£112£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£76£71£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Listed activities
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Gateshead, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, North Tyneside, Northumberland, South Tyneside, Sunderland,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 16 volunteers

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
Esmee Fairbairn£240,000
Lloyds Bank Foundation£106,963
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland£94,744
The Pilgrim Trust£91,200
The Ballinger Charitable Trust£75,000
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd£74,343
Tudor Trust£62,000
DCMS£51,414
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Pilgrim Trust - Grant to Bright Futures NE
£91,200 05/12/2023
Supporting Minds, Empowering Sisters, will co-produce and deliver high-quality, age-appropriate, gender-specific support alongside young women to improve their mental health, wellbeing and life ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - MH-Bright Futures NE Positive Engagement Programme
£9,998 14/07/2023
The funding will be used to provide additional detached street-based youth work sessions in Beacon and Bents Biddick and All Saints South Tyneside. The project aims to steer young people away from ....more
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bright Futures
£500 13/06/2023
Grant through the Colleagues in the Community Fund.
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Bright Futures NE
£60,000 10/03/2023
Core costs.
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bright Futures Ne
£15,000 06/02/2023
Towards unrestricted core costs as a Cost of Living Uplift
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Bright Futures
£2,250 14/12/2022
One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bright Futures NE
£2,400 31/03/2022
Providing personal hygiene packs to young women and girls in South Tyneside who are experiencing poverty
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bright Futures NE
£9,998 17/03/2022
Delivering a twice weekly Mini Ambassador Programme to young women and girls aged 5-18 in South Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bright Futures NE
£40,000 06/01/2022
The organisations charitable activities working with young women up to the age of 25 in the North East of England who are victims of exploitation and/or abuse
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bright Futures Ne
£200,000 01/12/2021
Towards unrestricted core costs to deliver early preventative interventions addressing sexual abuse and exploitation, delivering training and support and progressing the leadership of young women
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Futures Young Mums and Mums To Be Network
£9,998 08/10/2021
The funding will be used to deliver support groups for young mums and expectant mums across areas of South Tyneside. They will provide practical help including support around benefits employment ....more
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Bright Futures NE
£15,000 01/10/2021
Core costs - staff.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bright Futures NE
£3,460 30/09/2021
Project costs for a range of educational interventions for young women covering a range of issues to increase self confidence, develop new skill, improve health and wellbeing
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bright Futures
£48,023 21/07/2021
Grant to support young women standing up to tackle violence against women and girls in their communities.
Sport England - TGC CF Girls in Motion
£9,560 20/07/2021
12
This project will deliver a range of free weekly activities such as; self-defence, walking, running, keep fit, boxing and yoga to young mums including refugees and asylum seekers aged 16+. Project ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - The organisation’s work with vulnerable young women arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
£20,000 27/05/2021
The organisation’s work with vulnerable young women arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bright Futures NE
£20,000 27/05/2021
The organisation’s work with vulnerable young women arising from the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to Bright Futures NE
£3,000 15/04/2021
Supporting young women's employability skills and development in South Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the Tyne and Wear High Sheriff Second Place Award
£2,000 25/03/2021
the Tyne and Wear High Sheriff Second Place Award
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - the organisations charitable purposes supporting young people in South Tyneside
£2,000 04/03/2021
the organisations charitable purposes supporting young people in South Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - engaging young women across South Tyneside with educational and volunteering opportunities
£750 28/01/2021
engaging young women across South Tyneside with educational and volunteering opportunities
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bright Futures NE
£2,000 21/01/2021
as an additional grant to support staff, volunteer and trustee wellbeing, to assist the organisation deliver its charitable purpose more effectively
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - funding to develop and sustain the Sex Work Volunteer Project (Future Hope)
£4,486 07/01/2021
funding to develop and sustain the Sex Work Volunteer Project (Future Hope)
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - an intensive employment support project
£8,354 08/10/2020
an intensive employment support project
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bright Futures NE
£60,000 28/08/2020
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over three years as continuation funding towards salaries for a charity addressing child sexual exploitation in South Tyneside
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Costs of providing emergency food parcels, activity packs and resources for young people within South Tyneside affected by COVID-19
£9,713 30/07/2020
Costs of providing emergency food parcels, activity packs and resources for young people within South Tyneside affected by COVID-19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - costs of providing emergency food parcels, activity packs and resources for young people within South Tyneside affected by COVID-19
£5,713 30/07/2020
costs of providing emergency food parcels, activity packs and resources for young people within South Tyneside affected by COVID-19
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Variation grant to Bright Futures
£5,000 24/07/2020
Grant to Bright Futures meeting the additional costs of adapting services, premises or implementing other safety measures in response to the Covid pandemic.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£31,886 25/06/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£15,028 18/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots ....more
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bright Futures
£25,000 05/05/2020
6
towards unrestricted core costs as a COVID-19 Fast Response grant
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for vulnerable young women during the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,000 30/04/2020
Support for vulnerable young women during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - support for vulnerable young women during the COVID-19 pandemic
£5,000 30/04/2020
support for vulnerable young women during the COVID-19 pandemic
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Programme
£9,876 02/04/2020
Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Programme
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Delivering period education sessions to young women from age 8 to 25
£3,460 20/03/2020
Delivering period education sessions to young women from age 8 to 25
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - A Volunteer Coordinator to develop and sustain the Sex Work Volunteer Project for vulnerable women.
£2,741 28/02/2020
A Volunteer Coordinator to develop and sustain the Sex Work Volunteer Project for vulnerable women.
DCMS - UK Youth Fund YAF
£4,500 28/02/2020
Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Programme
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Futures Young Mums Network
£9,998 24/10/2019
12
Bright Futures Young Mums Network
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Sessional worker to facilitate an accredited award for young women's social development within their community in South Tyneside
£3,530 24/10/2019
Sessional worker to facilitate an accredited award for young women's social development within their community in South Tyneside
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Expanding and developing the Community Volunteering Project to recruit young women aged 10-20 to take part in volunteering activities
£4,860 18/10/2019
Expanding and developing the Community Volunteering Project to recruit young women aged 10-20 to take part in volunteering activities
People's Health Trust - Bright Futures Young Women's Peer Led Support Group
£35,898 22/08/2019
This two-year project brought together young women aged 11-19 living in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear at two separate weekly peer-led support groups. Women met each week to socialise and take part in ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bright Futures
£99,713 16/07/2019
36
To develop their pilot project to support young women who have been sexually exploited and/or trafficked.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Salary and resources to support a young women's steering group in the west end of Newcastle
£2,746 13/06/2019
Salary and resources to support a young women's steering group in the west end of Newcastle
Woodward Charitable Trust - Young Mum and Mums to be group
£1,000 03/04/2019
Towards the Young Mum and Mums to be group.
Home Office - Knife Crime Community Fund 2019-20
£13,027 01/04/2019
The fund was set up in 2017/18 to support community projects which reduce knife crime and have a positive impact on young people at risk of carrying a knife and committing crime. The fund was open to ....more
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Programme.
£9,876 01/04/2019
Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Programme.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Programme
£9,876 13/03/2019
Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Programme
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bright Futures
£37,477 21/12/2018
12
Grant used to help young women to gain sustainable employment.
DCMS - Bright Futures Intensive Support Employment Project
£37,477 21/12/2018
Bright Futures supports some of the most vulnerable young women and their children in South Shields. The award supports its work helping young women it works with to gain sustainable employment.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - To run Young Mums and Mums to Be Groups
£4,800 12/12/2018
To run Young Mums and Mums to Be Groups
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Sex Work Volunteer Project
£4,800 28/11/2018
Sex Work Volunteer Project
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Futures Young Mums Network
£9,998 30/08/2018
12
The group will develop and deliver young mum and mums to be groups, and provide practical and emotional activities to improve their health and wellbeing.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Young Womens Life and Social Development Programme
£3,372 09/07/2018
Young Womens Life and Social Development Programme
The Ballinger Charitable Trust - Grant to Bright Futures NE
£44,800 22/06/2018
36
Core costs - salary
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Volunteering Project
£4,948 31/05/2018
Bright Futures Community Ambassadors Volunteering Project
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bright Futures
£150,000 16/05/2018
36
Towards work with young women vulnerable to and affected by sexual exploitation.
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bright Futures
£35,200 14/05/2018
24
over two years as continuation funding towards salaries at a charity addressing child sexual exploitation in South Tyneside
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bright Futures
£48,989 08/12/2017
12
Grant to enable Bright Futures to provide a more intensive programme of employment support to 30 young women of which it expects to get 15 into sustainable employment.
DCMS - Virgin Money Foundation North East Fund
£48,989 08/12/2017
Bright Futures is a young, ambitious project providing a wealth of practical help and support to the most vulnerable young women and their children in South Shields.Bright Futures has been working ....more
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bright Futures
£14,708 07/12/2017
12
For the cost of developing and delivering a pilot programme of individualised support to young women who have been the victims of sexual exploitation in South Tyneside.
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the Young Mums Groups for women aged 14-25 years
£1,000 16/11/2017
Towards the Young Mums Groups for women aged 14-25 years old in South Shields.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Empowering women to move forward in their recovery from exploitation
£2,870 14/11/2017
Empowering women to move forward in their recovery from exploitation
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Futures Young Womens Community Intervention Programme
£9,891 11/10/2017
12
The project will continue to offer detached and outreach youth work on evenings and weekends to engage with young women who are vulnerable or at risk. It will provide peer and specialist support and ....more
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - As a contribution to the work of your organisaiton in combatting the sexual exploitation of children and young people in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland only
£15,000 19/09/2017
As a contribution to the work of your organisaiton in combatting the sexual exploitation of children and young people in Tyne & Wear and Northumberland only
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Supporting young mums on a pathway out of poverty
£14,761 01/08/2017
Supporting young mums on a pathway out of poverty
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Community Mini Ambassadors Programme
£9,908 19/07/2017
Community Mini Ambassadors Programme
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Community Ambassadors Volunteering Programme
£4,760 15/06/2017
Community Ambassadors Volunteering Programme
Virgin Money Foundation - Grant to Bright Futures
£38,696 14/09/2016
12
Grant to help some of the young women they work with to gain sustainable employment.
Sport England - Bright Futures Girls In Motion
£9,274 22/07/2016
12
Funding under Sport England's Small Grants funding programme for a Revenue project titled Bright Futures Girls In Motion. This project is a Multi Sports project, with a focus on younger beneficiaries.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Community Mini Ambassadors Programme
£9,908 29/06/2016
Towards Community Mini Ambassadors Programme
Tudor Trust - Grant to Bright Futures
£35,000 18/05/2016
24
over two years towards the salary and associated costs of a part-time project worker to prevent and address child sexual exploitation in South Tyneside
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Young Mums Healthy Lifestyle Programme
£2,766 16/05/2016
Towards Young Mums Healthy Lifestyle Programme
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards 'Girls in Motion' multi-sport activities
£4,800 18/04/2016
Towards 'Girls in Motion' multi-sport activities
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Support for young mums-to-be
£19,489 13/01/2016
Support for young mums-to-be
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Newcastle Young Women's Project
£2,500 04/09/2015
Towards Newcastle Young Women's Project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Development and Delivery of Young Mums Groups
£4,908 18/08/2015
Towards Development and Delivery of Young Mums Groups
Esmee Fairbairn - Grant to Bright Futures
£34,813 10/08/2015
24
Towards the salary of a project worker to develop a preventative educational programme and to provide outreach work, supporting girls vulnerable to child sexual exploitation in South Tyneside.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Healthy Lifestyle Project
£9,702 24/06/2015
Towards Healthy Lifestyle Project
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Intergenerational Projects
£3,000 19/06/2015
Towards Intergenerational Projects
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Engage with young women who are at risk of becoming NEET
£3,980 20/05/2015
Towards Engage with young women who are at risk of becoming NEET
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - Towards Healthy Lifestyles Project for Young Mums and Mums To Be
£2,664 11/05/2015
Towards Healthy Lifestyles Project for Young Mums and Mums To Be
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to Bright Futures
£16,950 29/04/2014
Bright Futures works with young women aged 11-25 across South Tyneside to give them a brighter future by raising their self-esteem and confidence around a range of issues which affect them including ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Bright Futures
£241,708 11/02/2013
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This project in South Shields, will develop a current pilot project to improve the health and wellbeing of deprived young women with alcohol misuse issues. It is designed to create a shift in ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 25/06/2014, number: 1157578
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

Bright Futures
459 John Williamson Street
SOUTH SHIELDS
NE33 5HP

Objectives

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 11 AND 25 YEARS IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND.THE ORGANISATION WILL ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 TO 25 LIVING IN SOUTH TYNESIDE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO ADDRESS ISSUES CONCERNED WITH ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND SEXUAL HEALTH AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.

Data Sources

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