Brighter Mansfield

Analysis

Brighter Mansfield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottinghamshire. It was registered in June 2011, 15 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07419706). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Brighter Mansfield reported income of £181k and spending of £224k, spending 124% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £145k to £181k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 63%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Brighter Mansfield sits at the 71st percentile: it is larger than about 71% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Shipton Bellinger Playgroup (£180k), The Garden Pre-School (£182k) and Bradford and District Community Empowerment Network (£179k).