Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 0
  • Multiple Deficits: -2
  • No PartB
(no info on trustees)
    • No supporters identified
    Overall GiG Score: -2 ?

    BRIGHTEST STAR 

    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Financial issues to consider:

    • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
    Financial Data
    Income & Spending ?
    Period ending 31/03/18 31/03/19 31/03/20 31/03/21 31/03/22 31/03/23
    Total income £187,161 £134,017 £54,107 £83,945 £80,980 £194,811
    Total spending £267,848 £111,470 £144,543 £123,692 £128,070 £195,158
    Surplus/deficit -£80,687 £22,547 -£90,436 -£39,747 -£47,090 -£347
    Established: 11 years
    Scottish Charity Regulator
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • It carries out activities or services itself
    GiG Classification
    • Other welfare services
    Purposes
    • The advancement of education
    • The advancement of health
    • The saving of lives','the relief of those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage
    Where it operates
    • Scotland and other parts of the UK, main operating location: Renfrewshire
    Who it helps
    • Other defined groups

    Who supports them? ?

    We have no records of donations from grant makers.

    How is it governed?

    Trustees

    Sorry we have no information about the Trustees.

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in Scotland on 31/05/2013, number: SC044046
    • Notes: This SCIO was incorporated on 31st July 2015 as a result of a Change to SCIO application by Brightest Star (SC044046), which was an Unincorporated Association registered as a charity since 31st May 2013.
    Filing Record
    5 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    4 Birnock Avenue, Deanpark, Renfrew, PA4 0yw

    Objectives

    The organisation is established for charitable purposes only, and in particular, the objects are: 4.1 To advance health, education, the saving of lives and provide relief to those in need by reason of age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other by: 4.1.1 Providing support, information and meeting facilities to those bereaved by the death of a child and their families. 4.1.2 Working in collaboration with health and social care professionals to improve and enhance professional practice for bereaved families. 4.1.3 Developing and providing training programmes that will support all in gaining skills that enable them to contribute to the lowering of sudden deaths in young people. 4.1.4 Developing and providing adaptive equipment and training resources that will contribute to the improvement of support services for bereaved families

    Data Sources

    Scottish Charity Regulator
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