Registered charity · Manchester
Brighter Communities Limited
- 4 trustees
- Income £390k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales
- Linked company
- Brighter Communities Limited
- Registered
- 2011
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£390k£299k
- 2024£350k£209k
- 2023£350k£121k
Earlier years
- 2022£350k£103k
- 2021£352k£91k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
OBJECTSTHE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ("OBJECTS") ARE SPECIFICALLY RESTRICTED TO THE FOLLOWING:ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATIONA. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE UK WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE ADVANCING EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR MENTAL, PHYSICAL AND MORAL CAPABILITIES THROUGH EDUCATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES BY PROVIDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND OTHER FACILITIES THAT ASSIST IN ADVANCING THOSE AIMS.PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFITB. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE UK WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY OR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP, BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION, TRAINING, HEALTHCARE PROJECTS AND ALL THE NECESSARY SUPPORT DESIGNED TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AND SUCH OTHER FACILITIES THAT ASSIST IN ADVANCING THOSE AIMS.RELIEF OF SICKNESSA. TO ASSIST IN SUCH WAYS AS THE CHARITY TRUSTEES THINK FIT ANY CHARITY IN THE UK WHOSE AIMS INCLUDE PROMOTING AND PROTECTING THE HEALTH AND WELLBEING OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM ILLNESS OF ANY DESCRIPTION OR IN NEED OF REHABILITATION AS A RESULT OF SUCH ILLNESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR OTHER FACILITIES THAT ASSIST IN ADVANCING THOSE AIMS.NOTHING IN THE ARTICLES SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY FOR PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005 AND/OR SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008.
Board analysis
Board DNA
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.
4 trustees on the board
- Michael Kenny Chair since 2011
- Dora Lynchehaun since 2011
- Paul Kenny since 2011
- Pauline Norcott since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- Michael Kenny Chair since 2011
- Dora Lynchehaun since 2011
- Paul Kenny since 2011
- Pauline Norcott since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Michael Kenny Chair since 2011
- Dora Lynchehaun since 2011
- Pauline Norcott since 2011
Portfolio (1)
- Paul Kenny since 2011
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
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1143757
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 31/08/2011
- Companies House
- Company number 07758191 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 07736937971
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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