BRIGHT RED CHARITY — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: Charitable company
Registered: 30 May 2018
Removed: Not supplied
Company number supplied: 11386486
Financial period: 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
Latest income: £262,727
Latest expenditure: £193,187
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: No

Public contact address: WARD 33, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, High Heaton, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE7 7DN

Website recorded by the regulator: www.brightred.org.uk (displayed as text)

02 Activities

What the charity does

Bright Red aims to improve the lives and treatment of people with blood cancer across the north of England. Through investments in patient care, research and education we are striving to beat illnesses such as leukaemia, lymphoma, myeloma myelodysplasia and myeloproliferative diseases.

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Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2025
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £262,727
Total Gross Expenditure: £193,187

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 10 October 2024
Date Accounts Received: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £246,894
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,900

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 31 October 2023
Date Accounts Received: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £209,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £180,424

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 28 October 2022
Date Accounts Received: 28 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £128,426
Total Gross Expenditure: £154,714

Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Reporting Due Date: 31 October 2021
Date Annual Return Received: 29 October 2021
Date Accounts Received: 29 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £148,559
Total Gross Expenditure: £167,137

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2024
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2024
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2025
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2025
Total Gross Income: £262,727
Total Gross Expenditure: £193,187
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 0
Income From Government Grants: £5,780
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2023
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2023
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2024
Ar Received Date: 10 October 2024
Total Gross Income: £246,894
Total Gross Expenditure: £178,900
Grant Making Is Main Activity: No
Count Govt Contracts: 1
Count Govt Grants: £1
Income From Government Contracts: 0
Income From Government Grants: £7,934
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee: No
Trustee Receives Payments Services: No
Trustee Receives Other Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2022
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2022
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2023
Ar Received Date: 31 October 2023
Total Gross Income: £209,366
Total Gross Expenditure: £180,424
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £10,850
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2021
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2021
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2022
Ar Received Date: 28 October 2022
Total Gross Income: £128,426
Total Gross Expenditure: £154,714
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £2
Income From Government Grants: £1,375
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 5
Ar Cycle Reference: AR20
Fin Period Start Date: 1 January 2020
Fin Period End Date: 31 December 2020
Ar Due Date: 31 October 2021
Ar Received Date: 29 October 2021
Total Gross Income: £148,559
Total Gross Expenditure: £167,137
Charity Raises Funds From Public: Yes
Charity Professional Fundraiser: No
Charity Commercial Participator: No
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts: No
Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants: Yes
Count Govt Grants: £3
Income From Government Grants: £9,195
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 20

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Charity Area Of Operation

Geographic Area Type: Region
Geographic Area Description: Throughout England And Wales
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

Classification Code: 103
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

Classification Code: 308
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Classification Code: 201
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Children/young People

Classification Code: 102
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Education/training

Classification Code: 207
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: The General Public/mankind

Classification Code: 302
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Organisations

Classification Code: 202
Classification Type: Who
Classification Description: Elderly/old People

Classification Code: 301
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Makes Grants To Individuals

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Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRIGHT RED CHARITY
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: Standard registration
Date Of Event: 2018-05-30T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29 MAY 2018
Charitable Objects: 3. OBJECTS3.1 THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, ARE AS FOLLOWS:3.1.1 TO ADVANCE MEDICAL SCIENCE AND PRACTICE BY UNDERTAKING RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, OCCURRENCES AND TREATMENTS OF BLOOD CANCER AND BY THE EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS; AND3.1.2 THE RELIEF OF SICKNESS AMONG BLOOD CANCER PATIENTS, PRIMARILY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY IN THE NORTH OF ENGLAND, BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND SERVICES FOR PATIENTS AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS.

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Charity Other Names

Charity Name Id: 596698
Charity Name Type: Working name
Charity Name: BRIGHT RED

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Bullying and harassment policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Policy Name: Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures

Policy Name: Serious incident reporting policy and procedures

Policy Name: Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures

Policy Name: Financial reserves policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints handling

Policy Name: Risk management

Policy Name: Investing charity funds policy and procedures

Policy Name: Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures

Policy Name: Volunteer management

Policy Name: Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Investment

Policy Name: Internal risk management policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

Policy Name: Complaints policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Conflicting interests