Brighter Futures

Analysis

Brighter Futures is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Denbighshire. It was registered in September 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. 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 2026, Brighter Futures reported income of £305k and spending of £285k, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £292k to £305k (+4.5%), an average of +1.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 66%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Brighter Futures sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include First Step Leicester Leicestershire and Rutland (£304k), Gwealan Tops (£309k) and Builth Wells Community Support (£304k).