Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • Volatile income & significant deficit in latest year: -5
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 7 ?

BRIGHT LIGHT RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING  

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and dynamic in terms of composition

Financial issues to consider:

  • Income has been volatile recently and was significantly lower than spending in the latest year
Established: 75 years
Scottish Charity RegulatorCompanies House
Financial Data
Income & Spending ?
Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
Charitable activities £162,700 £152,509 £274,906 £127,452
Donations & Legacies £233,033 £265,846 £296,703 £195,683 £183,262
Other Income £142,364
Investment Income £350 £479 £504 £57 £13,389
Total income £375,747 £429,025 £449,716 £482,211 £793,101 £324,103
Charitable activities spending £402,014 £423,838 £430,262 £444,275 £508,678
Fundraising costs
Other spending
Total spending £402,014 £423,838 £430,262 £444,275 £561,942 £508,678
Surplus/deficit -£26,267 £5,187 £19,454 £37,936 £231,159 -£184,575
Listed activities
  • It carries out activities or services itself
Purposes
  • The advancement of education
  • The advancement of health
  • The advancement of human rights, conflict resolution or reconciliation','the promotion of equality and diversity
Where it operates
  • More than one local authority area in Scotland, main operating location: City of Edinburgh
Who it helps
  • No specific group, or for the benefit of the community

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
Scottish Government£219,666
Foundation Scotland£32,161
National Lottery Community Fund£20,000
Corra Foundation£13,000
CAF£9,500
Women's Fund for Scotland£5,000
Crisis UK£5,000
The Clothworkers Foundation£5,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Bright Light
£1,346 23/10/2021
We'd like to provide vital counselling and family therapy to support young people from all backgrounds who are struggling with poor mental health, poverty or loss due to Covid-19.
National Lottery Community Fund - Tackling Extreme Covid-19 caused Trauma and Depression
£10,000 20/04/2021
This group will use to funding to support approximately 220 people with trauma-based counselling sessions in Edinburgh.
Scottish Government - Bright Light Relationship Counselling
£34,000 16/02/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Bright Light Relationship Counselling
£12,500 21/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Bright Light Relationship Counselling
£23,500 18/01/2021
Detailed description not provided.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bright Light Relationship Counselling
£4,800 16/12/2020
To provide counselling and frontline training to programme staff to enable them to continue delivering counselling in turn to vulnerable people affected by COVID19.
Women's Fund for Scotland - Grant to Bright Light Relationship Counselling Ltd
£5,000 23/09/2020
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To contribute to the sessional salary costs of a counselling/like skills coach to support women recovering from domestic abuse.
Corra Foundation - HDG-20/2189
£13,000 06/08/2020
towards the Family Therapy Service working with families in poverty.
CAF - Grant to Couple Counselling Lothian
£9,500 29/05/2020
3
Grant to Couple Counselling Lothian to support the organisation through COVID19
Scottish Government - Bright Light Relationship Counselling
£99,700 12/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Scottish Government - Bright Light Relationship Counselling
£49,966 07/05/2020
Detailed description not provided.
Crisis UK - Grant to Bright Light Relationship Counselling
£5,000 21/04/2020
Zoom counselling
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Bright Light Relationship Counselling formerly known as Couple Counselling Lothian
£5,000 20/04/2020
COVID19 : purchase IT equipment for a charity that works with domestic and sexual abuse in Scotland
National Lottery Community Fund - Reaching Out Through Darkness COVID-19
£10,000 08/04/2020
12
This group will move their counselling over to a digital platform to continue to support existing clients and new clients dealing with anxiety over the COVID-19 crisis.
Foundation Scotland - Grant to Bright Light Relationship Counselling
£5,000 29/03/2020
to purchase equipment additional software and pay as you go phones to allow them to continue to deliver their counselling services remotely.
Foundation Scotland - Families in Recovery
£22,361 23/03/2020
to contribute towards delivering family therapy sessions.
Corra Foundation - HDA-18/415
£4,000 04/10/2018
Towards the costs of the project for parents with learning disabilities
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Couple Counselling Lothian
£13,500 28/04/2017
Refurbishment for a charity which works with survivors of domestic and sexual violence in Edinburgh
National Lottery Heritage Fund - Grant to Couple Counselling Lothian
£10,000 27/03/2017
SSB Bright Light - Capturing and celebrating 70 years of counselling in the community
National Lottery Community Fund - Empowering Families
£91,500 24/01/2017
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Empowering Families
Robertson Trust - Family Therapy service counsellors
£42,000 22/11/2016
Family Therapy service counsellors
Corra Foundation - HDA-16/498
£4,000 04/08/2016
towards the salary of the Part -time Children and Young People's Counsellor
National Lottery Community Fund - Early Intervention/ Family Conselling Support with Domestic Abuse.
£10,000 24/02/2015
12
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Directors (6)
Current Directors appointed
Gender Split
Based on 5/6 persons

Age Range of Directors: 38-74
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in Scotland on 22/02/1949, number: SC011989
  • Registered at Companies House on 15/04/1988, number: SC110621
Filing Record
4 returns made; all on time
Main office

Bright Light Relationship Counselling, 18 York Place, Edinburgh, EH1 3EP

Objectives

The purposes for which the Company is established shall be wholly and exclusively charitable. In particular, the purposes of the Company shall be to provide, develop and co-ordinate a confidential counselling service in Lothian Region for adults, children and young persons.

Data Sources

Scottish Charity Regulator
360 Giving
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