Registered charity (CIO) · South Shields
Bright Futures NE
- 6 trustees
- Income £471k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources
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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, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
- Where
- Newcastle Upon Tyne City, South Tyneside, Sunderland, Northumberland and more
- Website
- www.brightfuturesne.co.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2014
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£471k£474k
- 2024£312k£455k
- 2023£408k£428k
Earlier years
- 2022£354k£369k
- 2021£438k£276k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF TRAINING, EDUCATION, SOCIAL AND RECREATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR YOUNG WOMEN AGED BETWEEN 11 AND 25 YEARS IN THE NORTH EAST OF ENGLAND.THE ORGANISATION WILL ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG WOMEN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 11 TO 25 LIVING IN SOUTH TYNESIDE BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE AND ORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY TO ADDRESS ISSUES CONCERNED WITH ALCOHOL AND SUBSTANCE MISUSE AND SEXUAL HEALTH AS A MEANS OF: (A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; (B) ADVANCING EDUCATION; (C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN THE AREA OF BENEFIT WHO HAVE NEED BY THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES WITH A VIEW TO IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE OF SUCH PERSONS.
Grants received
129 grants · £2,161,931 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
- Community Foundation North East · £549,734 (75 grants)
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £399,829 (12 grants)
- The Ballinger Charitable Trust · £185,800 (4 grants)
- Virgin Money Foundation · £173,685 (5 grants)
- Lloyds Bank Foundation for England and Wales · £138,621 (5 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis for researchers
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Helen Hartley Chair since 2021
- Andrew Moore since 2014
- Georgia Sullivan since 2025
- Joyce Welsh since 2014
- Lisa Briscoe since 2021
- Stuart Miekle since 2014
Trustees past 6 years
- Andrew Moore since 2014
- Joyce Welsh since 2014
- Stuart Miekle since 2014
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- Helen Hartley Chair since 2021
- Andrew Moore since 2014
- Georgia Sullivan since 2025
- Lisa Briscoe since 2021
- Stuart Miekle since 2014
Portfolio (1)
- Joyce Welsh since 2014
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
- 1157578
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - Foundation Registered 25 Jun 2014
- Contact on the register
- 0191 455 1196 · brightfutures@live.co.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 20th September 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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