BRIGHTER TOGETHER

Charity Number: 1190557
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Brighter Together is an intergenerational charity which connects two vulnerable groups: older people, and children to participate in shared activities, for mutual benefit to well-being and development.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £82,278
Total expenditure: £77,474

Total income includes £4,753 from 1 government grant(s)

People

5 Trustee(s)

7 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 24 July 2020: 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:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • 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

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Andrew Melia Chair 24 July 2020
None on record
Nigel Craig Slone Trustee 08 May 2025
None on record
Boyana Krasimirova Ivanova Trustee 24 October 2024
None on record
Dr Susan Jane Allingham M.A., EdD Trustee 01 July 2021
None on record
Parita Nilesh Doshi Trustee 24 July 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £20.92k £35.91k £58.66k £82.28k
Total expenditure £9.92k £23.23k £40.52k £77.47k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £9.93k £2.63k N/A £4.75k

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 August 2024 14 February 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 14 February 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 August 2023 21 March 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 21 March 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 14 December 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 14 December 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 23 November 2021 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 24 Jul 2020

Charitable objects

TO RELIEVE ELDERLY PEOPLE PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY RESIDING IN CARE HOMES AND SHELTERED ACCOMMODATION BY ENABLING THEM TO INTERACT WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE’

Contact information

Address:
17 TROWLOCK AVENUE
TEDDINGTON
TW11 9QT
Phone:
02082744030
Email:
info@brightertogether.org.uk
Website:

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