Registered charity (CIO) · West Yorkshire
Bright Lights Projects
Bright Lights Projects is a registered charity (number 1153637) based in West Yorkshire, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Shafaq Ahmed since 2013. Latest income £310k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £310k (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, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Religious Activities and 3 more
- Where
- Manchester City, Calderdale, Kirklees
- Registered
- 2013
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£310k£254k
- 2024£403k£335k
- 2023£421k£324k
Earlier years
- 2022£303k£143k
- 2021£185k£97k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2022: Government grants 8%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC,IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF NUMERACY AND LITERACY CLASSES AND HEALTHY COOKING CLUBS.II.TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES THAT SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE THROUGH RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES TO SERVE INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH,AGE,INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY,FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.III.TO ADVANCE THE ISLAMIC FAITH FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE HOLDING OF PRAYER MEETINGS,LECTURES,CELEBRATIONS OF RELIGIOUS FESTIVALS AND PRODUCING AND/OR DISTRIBUTING LITERATURE TO INFORM OTHERS ABOUT THE ISLAMIC FAITH.IV.TO PROMOTE RELIGIOUS HARMONY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BY FOR EXAMPLE:(A)EDUCATING THE PUBLIC IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS BELIEFS,INCLUDING AN AWARENESS OF THEIR DISTINCTIVE FEATURES AND THEIR COMMON GROUND TO PROMOTE GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT FAITHS.(B)PROMOTING KNOWLEDGE AND MUTUAL UNDERSTANDING OF THE BELIEFS AND PRACTICES OF DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS FAITHS.
Grants received
1 grant · £12,000 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- Sport England · £12,000
Most recent
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Shafaq Ahmed Chair since 2013
- Abdul Nasir TAJ since 2013
- Shazia Mohsin since 2013
Trustees past 6 years
- Shafaq Ahmed Chair since 2013
- Abdul Nasir TAJ since 2013
- Shazia Mohsin since 2013
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Shafaq Ahmed Chair since 2013
- Shazia Mohsin since 2013
Portfolio (1)
- Abdul Nasir TAJ since 2013
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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
- 1153637
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 03 SEP 2013AMENDED ON 31 MAR 2018
- Contact on the register
- 07917866833 · info@brightlightsprojects.org.uk
- 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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