Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +7
Overall GiG Score: 18 ?

CHARLOTTE'S BRIGHTSIDE C.L.C

We are a charity aimed at supporting 6-16yr olds, our aim is to give young people a safe place to hang out, a place in which they can access activities and opportunities and develop skills and interests. With a focus on music, arts and drama.We are part of the Fareshare project which allows us to provide local families with food parcels
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Over half the Board have joined recently

Financial issues to consider:

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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
21/09/23£176£82£94n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/22£77£74£3n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/21£80£66£14n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/20*£41£25£16n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/19£67£39£28n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/18£37£14£22n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/17£16£21£-5n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/16£30£21£9n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/15£16£23£-7n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/14£23£13£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/13£11£21£-10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
21/09/12£15£13£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 13 years

www.charlottesbrightside.co.uk

charlottesbrightside2011@gmail.com

07818005010

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Performing and visual arts
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Wirral,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years
National Lottery Community Fund£19,968
DCMS£14,540
John Moores Foundation£5,000
The Grocers' Charity£5,000
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Charlotte's Brightside CLC
£5,000 26/06/2024
Towards running costs and volunteer expenses
The Grocers' Charity - 2024 Grant - Charlotte's Brightside
£5,000 26/04/2024
To support after-school and school-holiday activities and homework support for children and young people. A meal is provided at each session.
National Lottery Community Fund - New Brighton Youth FUNding
£9,984 03/03/2023
The group will use the funding to provide a range of positive social activities for young people. This will bring people together and reduce social isolation.
Community Foundations for Lancashire & Merseyside - Community of Hope
£5,000 09/02/2023
To expand a current lunch club to include deliveries and afternoon tea events to include those who are isolated and hard to reach due to mobility, medical, and other issues. It will also include energy advice and information packs. The centre will ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Charlotte's Brightside
£1,741 22/10/2022
We would like to fund professional sessional workers to develop a youth theatre. This would boost mental wellbeing, develop skills, improve life chances and enhance social skills for our young people.
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid Youth Worker
£9,984 17/12/2021
The funding will be used to employ a part time youth worker whose duties will include delivering a series of activities including yoga rap cooking and art for young people in the community with the aim of reducing isolation and promoting positive ....more
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£1,000 07/12/2021
Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,740 28/08/2020
"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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£4,800 03/07/2020
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 and small organisations who can provide an ....more
John Moores Foundation - Grant to Charlotte's Brightside
£15,000 01/11/2017
Towards staff costs
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Charlotte's Brightside CLC
£1,000 24/05/2016
24
towards a two-night trip to North Wales for a group disadvantaged children from Merseyside
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Charlotte's Brightside
£1,000 23/06/2015
24
towards a two-night trip to an activity centre for a group of disadvantaged children from Cheshire
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (5)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW ANTLEY Appointed: 2023
  • ANTHONY JONES Appointed: 2023
  • DEBRA O'BRIEN BA HONS Appointed: 2012
  • JULIE KAY Appointed: 2023
  • SUSAN POWELL-WILDE Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 21/02/2012, number: 1146024
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
12 returns made; AR20: 86 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from NEW BRIGHTON COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION on 30/03/2023
  • Asset transfer in from THE LONSDALE TRUST WALLASEY on 02/01/2024
Main office

1A Hope Street
New Brighton
Wallasey
Wallasey
CH45 2LN

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH: (A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE; (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (C) THE PROVISION OF FOOD WITH THE FARE SHARE PROJECT TO ASSIST FAMILIES WHO REQUIRE SUPPORT WITH THIS; (D) THERAPUTIC YIN YOGA FOR ADULT FAMILY MEMBERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE DEATH OF A CHILD IN THE FAMILY

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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