Brighter Path

Analysis

Brighter Path is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxford. It was registered in May 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under disability. 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 April 2025, Brighter Path reported income of £53k and spending of £49k, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £11k to £53k (+383%), an average of +48% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 133%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Brighter Path sits at the 56th percentile: it is larger than about 56% 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 Irish Heritage Limited (£53k), Youth Create (£53k) and Faith in the Community, Fleetwood (£53k).