The Brightspace Foundation

Analysis

The Brightspace Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in August 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, environment/conservation/heritage and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04188434). It says it provides human resources, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Brightspace Foundation reported income of £12k and spending of £14k, spending 121% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £20k to £12k (-43%), an average of -13% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 201%. Over the whole period it spent 144% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Brightspace Foundation sits at the 30th percentile: it is larger than about 30% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shree Matiya Patidar Samaj (SMPS) (£12k), Mercy Centre UK (£12k) and Harvest House International Church (£12k).