The Brighton Trust
Analysis
The Brighton Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rottingdean. It was registered in August 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Brighton Trust reported income of £96k and spending of £77k, spending 80% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £23k to £96k (+310%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 294%. Over the whole period it spent 88% of the income it received.
Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Brighton Trust sits at the 66th percentile: it is larger than about 66% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Social Workers Benevolent Trust (£96k), Merseyside Refugee Support Network (£96k) and The Archbishop of Canterbury's Charitable Foundation (£96k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
makes small grants to grass roots organisations that seek to challenge injustices - provide help to students from a refugee background in Brighton and Hove
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Social Workers Benevolent Trust | Birmingham | £96k |
| Merseyside Refugee Support Network | Liverpool | £96k |
| The Archbishop of Canterbury's Charitable Foundation | London | £96k |
| Food for the Hungry UK | Norfolk | £96k |