The Bright Future Trust
Registered charity 1123531 Registered since 2008
Operates: Throughout England
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How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
6 trustees on the board
- DR Chaitanya Patel CBE Frcp Chair
- Catherine Valenti since 2017
- Hannah Fontana since 2024
- Katharine Patel
- Kevin Craig since 2014
- Meera Patel
Trustees past 6 years
- Catherine Valenti since 2017
- Kevin Craig since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- DR Chaitanya Patel CBE Frcp Chair
- Catherine Valenti since 2017
- Hannah Fontana since 2024
- Katharine Patel
- Kevin Craig since 2014
- Meera Patel
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Narrow spread of causes across the board
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
Related organisations iRelated organisationsTwo groups, both deterministic from public records. Related organisations share two or more trustees with this board - a real structural link, such as a subsidiary or sister charity. Connected through a shared trustee share exactly one person - a genuine connection, but not the same group. A board with no shared trustee at all may still appear here when it is active in the same charitable field.
Also active in the same field
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- The Julian Taylor Charitable Trust Similar size; both General purposes
- Home-Start Southport & Formby Similar size; both General purposes
- The Paphitis Charitable Trust Similar size; both General purposes
- The Nesbitt-Cleland Trust Similar size; both General purposes
Deterministic, from public records.
Contact
| Website | www.brightfuturetrust.com |
| Phone | 01372 365922 |
| Address | Court Cavendish Ltd, Riverbridge House, Guildford Road, Fetcham, LEATHERHEAD, KT22 9AD |
Finances
£172,976 latest income
| Year | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | £253,122 | £198,306 |
| 2022 | £315,869 | £267,364 |
| 2023 | £205,598 | £117,517 |
| 2024 | £245,964 | £165,132 |
| 2025 | £172,976 | £101,031 |
What it does
What
General Charitable PurposesWho
The General Public/mankindHow
Makes Grants To IndividualsMakes Grants To OrganisationsCharitable objects
3.1 THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST TO APPLY THE INCOME, AND ALL OR SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES AND IN SUCH MANNER TO, OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF, SUCH EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE OBJECTS AND PURPOSES WHICH ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES, IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION THINK FIT.3.2 THE TRUSTEES MAY IN THEIR DISCRETION, FOR THE PERIOD OF 21 YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THIS DEED, INSTEAD OF APPLYING THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY IN ANY YEAR, ACCUMULATE ALL OR ANY PART OF SUCH INCOME BY INVESTING THE SAME, AND THE RESULTING INCOME, IN ANY INVESTMENTS AUTHORISED BY THIS DEED OR BY LAW AS AN ACCRETION TO AND AS PART OF THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY, WITHOUT PREJUDICE TO THEIR RIGHT TO APPLY THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF SUCH ACCUMULATED INCOME IN ANY SUBSEQUENT YEAR AS IF THE SAME WERE INCOME OF THE CHARITY ARISING IN THE THEN CURRENT YEAR.
Governing document: TRUST DEED DATED 14/03/2008AS AMENDED BY SCHEME DATED 07/01/2013
Trustees (6)
- DR Chaitanya Patel CBE Frcpage band 40-44 Chair
- Catherine Valenti since 2017
- Hannah Fontana since 2024
- Katharine Patel
- Kevin Craig since 2014
- Meera Patel
Connected charities (0)
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