Brightonsoup

Analysis

Brightonsoup is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brighton. It was registered in July 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brightonsoup reported income of £13k and spending of £17k, spending 125% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £879 to £13k (+1404%), an average of +97% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 843%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Brightonsoup sits at the 31st percentile: it is larger than about 31% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Glanford and Lindsey Lions Club Charity Trust Fund (£13k), Baby Unit Fund (£13k) and The Banham Parochial Charities (£13k).