BRIGHTER LIVING

Charity Number: 1180378
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We offer Ki Gong, Armchair Yoga, breathing and meditation classes to the elderly in the Surrey and surrounding areas. We are currently working with Staywell in Kingston and New Malden, MILAAP in New Malden and the Kingston Chinese Association at their community centres.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 October 2023

Total income: £2,000
Total expenditure: £1,800

Total income includes £2,000 from 3 government grant(s)

People

3 Trustee(s)

2 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Acts As An Umbrella Or Resource Body
Where the charity operates:
  • Kingston Upon Thames
  • Surrey

Governance

Registration history:
  • 19 October 2018: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
PETER PARKER Chair 09 October 2019
None on record
JENNY HEWLETT Trustee 02 October 2018
None on record
JANET ATKINS Trustee 02 February 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 01/05/2019 01/05/2020 31/10/2021 31/10/2022 31/10/2023
Total gross income £3.18k £792 £1.20k £1.00k £2.00k
Total expenditure £1.78k £1.77k £1.95k £1.20k £1.80k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £2.68k N/A N/A N/A £2.00k

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 October 2023 09 August 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2023 09 August 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2022 21 February 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2022 21 February 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 October 2021 26 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 October 2021 26 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 May 2020 12 March 2021 11 days late
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2020 12 March 2021 11 days late Download Open in new window
Annual return 01 May 2019 12 December 2019 On Time
Accounts and TAR 01 May 2019 12 December 2019 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 19 Oct 2018

Charitable objects

FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE RESIDING IN SURREY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH WAYS AND BY SUCH MEANS DEEMED CHARITABLE WITHIN THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING THERAPIES, ACTIVITIES, ADVICE AND INFORMATION DESIGNED TO PROMOTE BETTER PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING.

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
335 HOOK RISE SOUTH
SURBITON
KT6 7LW
Phone:
07770930949
Email:
info@brightbeings.co.uk
Website:

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