Bright Horizons Foundation for Children (UK)

Analysis

Bright Horizons Foundation for Children (UK) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Northampton. It was registered in August 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05546313). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Bright Horizons Foundation for Children (UK) reported income of £166k and spending of £182k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £40k to £166k (+320%), an average of +43% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 166%. Over the whole period it spent 94% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Bright Horizons Foundation for Children (UK) sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 78th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Restorative Justice Council Limited (£164k), African Women's Care (£166k) and Letchworth Garden City Community Project (£163k).