Brighter Living Partnership

Analysis

Brighter Living Partnership is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Southport. It was registered in January 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03973156). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides human resources and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brighter Living Partnership reported income of £547k and spending of £545k, spending 100% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £378k to £547k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Brighter Living Partnership sits at the 84th percentile: it is larger than about 84% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include New Covenant Church Bermondsey (£547k), Adenfirst Limited (£547k) and Riverside Church (£547k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 94% and charitable activities 6.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £50k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate.