Brighter Horizons

Analysis

Brighter Horizons is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bromley. It was registered in October 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Brighter Horizons reported income of £945k and spending of £920k, spending 97% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £279k to £945k (+239%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 87%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Brighter Horizons sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Angel Trust - a Charity for the People (£944k), Prayer for Israel (£945k) and The Stone Foundation (£942k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 99%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £33k. Reserves of £338k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 27 people.