Brightstars

Analysis

Brightstars is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bury St Edmunds. It was registered in November 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brightstars reported income of £54k and spending of £42k, leaving 23% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £36k to £54k (+50%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Brightstars sits at the 53rd percentile: it is larger than about 53% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 62nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include CdLS Foundation UK & Ireland (£54k), Yusra Trust (£54k) and B Creativity Trust (£54k).