Bright Lights Projects

Analysis

Bright Lights Projects is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Yorkshire. It was registered in September 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Bright Lights Projects reported income of £310k and spending of £254k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £185k to £310k (+68%), an average of +14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 71% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Bright Lights Projects sits at the 78th percentile: it is larger than about 78% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Anglican Missionary Congregations(AMC)Headquarters(A.K.A AMC-Church of Restoration Manchester UK) (£310k), League of Friends of the John Radcliffe Hospital (£310k) and C3 Collaborating for Health (£310k).