Registered charity (CIO) · East Sussex
The Bright Foundation
- 10 trustees
- Income £568k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 13th September 2026 · Sources
Who leads it
- John BrightChair · since 2018
- Abby-Lee WidgerTrustee · since 2026
- Christopher GarlickTrustee · since 2025
- Dr Claire SmithTrustee · since 2026
- Gaynor Margaret NebelTrustee · since 2020
- John Richard HaywardTrustee · since 2018
- Katherine SpicerTrustee · since 2026
- Lynda KAY FletcherTrustee · since 2018
- Sean WilliamsTrustee · since 2018
- UNA NicholsonTrustee · since 2018
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, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science and 3 more
- Where
- East Sussex
- Website
- www.thebrightfoundation.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£568k£540k
- 2024£790k£534k
- 2023£469k£429k
Earlier years
- 2022£469k£412k
- 2021£20k£130k
Charitable objects
1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF DISABLED AND/OR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) ADVANCING EDUCATION IN PARTICULAR (BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY) IN THE ARTS, THE HISTORY OF THEATRE AND THE MAKING OF PERIOD TOYS, BY THE ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF A THEATRE, A MUSEUM AND BY PROVIDING OR SUPPORTING THE PROVISION OF ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS AND OTHER FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES WHICH WILL ENCOURAGE GREATER UNDERSTANDING AND APPRECIATION OF THE ARTS;(B) PRESERVING AND PROTECTING THEIR MENTAL AND PHYSICAL HEALTH, IN PARTICULAR BY PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF TACTILE SENSORY ACTIVITIES, AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AND FACILITIES PROMOTING MINDFULNESS MEDITATION AND RELAXATION;(C) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(D) PROVIDING FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; AND2. SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.
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.
10 trustees on the board
- John Bright Chair since 2018
- Abby-Lee Widger since 2026
- Christopher Garlick since 2025
- Dr Claire Smith since 2026
- Gaynor Margaret Nebel since 2020
- John Richard Hayward since 2018
- Katherine Spicer since 2026
- Lynda KAY Fletcher since 2018
- Sean Williams since 2018
- UNA Nicholson since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- John Bright Chair since 2018
- Gaynor Margaret Nebel since 2020
- John Richard Hayward since 2018
- Lynda KAY Fletcher since 2018
- Sean Williams since 2018
- UNA Nicholson since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- John Bright Chair since 2018
- Abby-Lee Widger since 2026
- Christopher Garlick since 2025
- Dr Claire Smith since 2026
- Gaynor Margaret Nebel since 2020
- John Richard Hayward since 2018
- Lynda KAY Fletcher since 2018
- Sean Williams since 2018
- UNA Nicholson since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Katherine Spicer since 2026
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
0.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1179452
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 03 Aug 2018 as amended on 24 Mar 2020 as amended on 28 Nov 2025
- Contact on the register
- 01424 559020 · office@thebrightfoundation.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 13th 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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