Brighthelm Church and Community Centre Trust Limited

Analysis

Brighthelm Church and Community Centre Trust Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in September 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07266300). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Brighthelm Church and Community Centre Trust Limited reported income of £347k and spending of £443k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £114k to £347k (+204%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 91%. Over the whole period it spent 137% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Brighthelm Church and Community Centre Trust Limited sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Christs Chosen Church of God (£347k), Fuel Allotment (£347k) and Kingdom Advance Network (£347k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.