Registered charity (CIO) · Kent
Bright Shadow
Bright Shadow is a registered charity (number 1171042) based in Kent, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Alison Margaret Culverwell since 2017. Latest income £242k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £242k (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
- Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Throughout England
- Website
- www.brightshadow.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£242k£185k
- 2024£180k£215k
- 2023£168k£171k
Earlier years
- 2022£172k£167k
- 2021£148k£169k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE:1. TO ADVANCE THE HEALTH AND WELL BEING OF PEOPLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, AND PEOPLE WHO CARE FOR THEM, IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING THE USE OF CREATIVE ARTS.2. TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH DEMENTIA WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF THEIR DEMENTIA THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT AND DELIVERY OF ARTS BASED ACTIVITIES AND EXPERIENCES INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO DANCE, MUSIC, DRAMA AND PUPPETRY.3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN THE SUBJECT OF DEMENTIA BY PROVIDING EDUCATION AND TRAINING THAT INCREASES THE UNDERSTANDING OF HOW ARTS AND CREATIVITY CAN ENABLE EXCELLENT DEMENTIA CARE, ENGAGING WITH PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA AND THEIR SUPPORT NETWORK OF FAMILIES AND CARERS.
Grants received
13 grants · £844,471 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
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £669,932 (5 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £48,488
- Postcode Society Trust · £39,954 (2 grants)
- People's Health Trust · £39,097
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £20,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
- Postcode Society Trust
- The National Lottery Community Fund
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.
8 trustees on the board
- Alison Margaret Culverwell Chair since 2017
- Dr Rasa Mikelyte since 2022
- Dr Sarah Hotham since 2025
- Eddi Taylor since 2017
- Gill Ashington since 2024
- Gillian Mahoney since 2020
- Sylvia Dawn Horne since 2024
- Tracy Brunt since 2022
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Margaret Culverwell Chair since 2017
- Eddi Taylor since 2017
- Gillian Mahoney since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Alison Margaret Culverwell Chair since 2017
- Dr Rasa Mikelyte since 2022
- Dr Sarah Hotham since 2025
- Eddi Taylor since 2017
- Gill Ashington since 2024
- Gillian Mahoney since 2020
- Sylvia Dawn Horne since 2024
- Tracy Brunt since 2022
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.
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
- 1171042
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Jan 2017 as amended on 13 Nov 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01227467272 · info@brightshadow.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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