Bright Side

Analysis

Bright Side is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Worthing. It was registered in August 2023, 3 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Bright Side reported income of £351k and spending of £63k, leaving 82% of income unspent that year. Across the 2 years on record, from July 2024 to May 2025, income grew from £225k to £351k (+56%), an average of +56% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 30% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Bright Side sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 87th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Packard Foundation (£350k), Voluntary Action Coventry (£351k) and Anson Charitable Trust (£350k).