BRIGHT CENTRES

Charity Number: 1129265
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

TO ENABLE STUDENTS TO ACHIEVE HIGH LEVELS OF ACADEMIC SUCCESS IN THEIR REGULAR SCHOOLING. TO REDUCE THE EXCLUSIONS OF DISADVANTAGE YOUNG PEOPLE. TUITION FOR ENGLISH, MATHS AND SCIENCE LESSONS AS WELL AS INDIVIDUAL MENTORING AND ENRICHMENT OPPORTUNITIES. TO BUILD THE CAPACITY OF PARENTS THROUGH ADULT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES AND BY ENCOURAGING THEIR INVOLVEMENT IN THE EDUCATION OF THEIR CHILDREN.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023

Total income: £102,770
Total expenditure: £114,461

Total income includes £40,000 from 1 government grant(s)

People

4 Trustee(s)

10 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • Other Defined Groups
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Brent
  • Camden
  • Lambeth
  • Southwark
  • Wandsworth

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 April 2009: Standard registration
  • 09 June 2012: Removed (Does not operate)
  • 20 November 2014: Re-registered
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • BEC (Working name)
  • BRIGHT EDUCATION CENTRE (Previous name)
  • BRIGHT EDUCATION CENTRES LIMITED (Previous name)
Company number:
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Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Neil Brindley Chair 19 June 2020
None on record
Dr Liban Elmi Trustee 22 February 2021
None on record
Yazeed Muawia Elbedawi Hamad Trustee 19 June 2020
None on record
Muna Ibrahim Trustee 07 July 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/12/2019 31/12/2020 31/12/2021 31/12/2022 31/12/2023
Total gross income £146.01k £92.25k £99.57k £125.75k £102.77k
Total expenditure £138.67k £126.52k £115.92k £145.87k £114.46k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £7.50k £8.75k N/A £66.75k £40.00k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2023 29 October 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2022 29 August 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2022 29 August 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2021 15 September 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2021 15 September 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2020 30 June 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2020 30 June 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 December 2019 20 June 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 December 2019 20 June 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 12 DECEMBER 2008 AS AMENDED 6 APRIL 2008 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 20 JUL 2018

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE FROM ETHNIC MINORITY GROUPS AND THEIR PARENTS IN LONDON IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY: 1) PROVIDING EXTRACURRICULAR SUPPORT IN ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE; 2) PROVIDING A PEER-MENTORING PROGRAMME; AND 3) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND INFORMATION TO PARENTS IN THE NATIONAL CURRICULUM AND HOME SCHOOL AGREEMENTS.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LONDON

Contact information

Address:
Bright Centres
18 Oakden Street
LONDON
SE11 4UG
Phone:
02030049782
Email:
info@brightcentres.co.uk
Website:

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