Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 3

Support Score: 7

No PartB

Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +7

Overall GiG Score: 10

BRIGHTER FUTURES

Provides services and activities to the community of Rhyl.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender
This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/03/23	£217,151	£203,767	£13,384	26
31/03/22	£291,930	£78,884	£213,046	18
31/03/21	£110,717	£37,149	£73,568	12

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.brighterfuturesrhyl.co.uk

hello@brighterfuturesrhyl.co.uk

01745798350

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

General Charitable Purposes

GiG Classification

Other facilities management and maintenance

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

Denbighshire,

This charity is based in an area of extremely high deprivation

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
26 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

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation	£62,200
Steve Morgan Foundation	£34,968
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
National Lottery Heritage Fund	£9,800
The Foyle Foundation	£5,000
Co-Operative Group	£2,370

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Brighter Futures
£2,370	21/10/2023	We'd like to provide more activities and services – from gardening and woodwork to music and crafts – for men of all ages and abilities at our busy Men's Shed.
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Brighter Futures
£19,968	21/04/2023	1 year grant towards salary costs for the Facilities and Sustainability Coordinator
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Brighter Futures
£5,000	28/11/2022	a small grant towards facility upgrades
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Brighter Futures
£9,800	01/11/2022	Rhyls Rhythm
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Brighter Futures
£62,200	07/07/2022	50% of core costs over 3-years for a community charity providing services to parents and children in Rhyl, North Wales.
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£5,000	21/04/2022	towards general core costs in the yearend March 2023
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	03/12/2021	Community HUB
Steve Morgan Foundation - Grant to Brighter Futures
£10,000	07/04/2021	Towards the grant needed to secure the grant from Welsh Government

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

JAMIE OWEN Appointed: 2021

CAROLINE ALLEN Appointed: 2021

JAYNE JONES Appointed: 2018

JULIE SIMMONDS Appointed: 2021

KATHERINE PARK Appointed: 2018

KENNETH LEWIS Appointed: 2022

SIMON POOLE Appointed: 2021

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 29/09/2020, number: 1191535

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

3 returns made; all on time

Main office

BRIGHTER FUTURES
34 WELLINGTON ROAD
RHYL
DENBIGHSHIRE
LL18 1BN

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:THE PROMOTION OF THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR IN RHYL BY THE PROVISION OF A SUITABLE COMMUNITY FACILITY AND ASSOCIATED SERVICES FOR THE BENEFIT OF VOLUNTARY GROUPS OF RHYL TO ENABLE THE DELIVERY OF SOCIAL AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATIONS FOCUSED ON SPECIFIC INTEREST GROUPS TO INCLUDE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE, SENIORS, DISABLED, FINANCIALLY DISADVANTAGED, SOCIALLY ISOLATED AND ECONOMICALLY INACTIVE IN THE > INTERESTS OF ENHANCING SOCIAL WELFARE, INCREASING COHESION, CRIME REDUCTION AND FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THOSE SAID GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS THEY SUPPORT.'THE VOLUNTARY SECTOR’ MEANS CHARITIES AND VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS.• CHARITIES ARE ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR EXCLUSIVELYCHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.• VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS ARE INDEPENDENT ORGANISATIONS, WHICH ARE ESTABLISHED FOR PURPOSES THAT ADD VALUE TO THE COMMUNITY AS A WHOLE, OR A SIGNIFICANT SECTION OF THE COMMUNITY, AND WHICH ARE NOT PERMITTED BY THEIR CONSTITUTION TO MAKE A PROFIT FOR PRIVATE DISTRIBUTION. VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS DO NOT INCLUDE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OR OTHER STATUTORY AUTHORITIES.

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