BRIGHTER PATH — Charity Commission profile

01 Identity

Registration and reporting

Registration status: Registered
Reporting status: Submission Received
Charity type: CIO
Registered: 21 May 2019
Removed: Not supplied
Financial period: 1 May 2024 – 30 April 2025
Latest income: £53,049
Latest expenditure: £49,032
Gift Aid: Yes
Owns or uses land: No
In administration: No
Insolvent: No
CIO: Yes

Public contact address: 193 Woodstock Road, OXFORD, OX2 7AB

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

02 Activities

What the charity does

Brighter Path raises money to provide grants to care leavers in Sri Lanka. We provide accommodation, pay for training and education, living expenses, clothes, transport, healthcare, and mentoring.

03 Official extract

Charity Annual Return History

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2026
Date Annual Return Received: 3 February 2026
Date Accounts Received: 3 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £53,049
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,032

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2025
Date Annual Return Received: 8 February 2025
Date Accounts Received: 8 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £22,733
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,720

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Reporting Due Date: 29 February 2024
Date Annual Return Received: 20 February 2024
Date Accounts Received: 20 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £22,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,531

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2023
Date Annual Return Received: 16 March 2023
Date Accounts Received: 16 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,463

Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Cycle Reference: AR21
Reporting Due Date: 28 February 2022
Date Annual Return Received: 23 February 2022
Date Accounts Received: 23 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,982
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,600

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Charity Annual Return Parta

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: Yes
Fin Period Order Number: 1
Ar Cycle Reference: AR25
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2024
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2025
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2026
Ar Received Date: 3 February 2026
Total Gross Income: £53,049
Total Gross Expenditure: £49,032
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 2
Ar Cycle Reference: AR24
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2023
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2024
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2025
Ar Received Date: 8 February 2025
Total Gross Income: £22,733
Total Gross Expenditure: £27,720
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 3
Ar Cycle Reference: AR23
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2022
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2023
Ar Due Date: 29 February 2024
Ar Received Date: 20 February 2024
Total Gross Income: £22,790
Total Gross Expenditure: £20,531
Grant Making Is Main Activity: Yes
Count Govt Contracts: 0
Count Govt Grants: £0
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
Count Volunteers: 0

Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind: No
Fin Period Order Number: 4
Ar Cycle Reference: AR22
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2021
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2022
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2023
Ar Received Date: 16 March 2023
Total Gross Income: £15,438
Total Gross Expenditure: £7,463
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: No
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: AR21
Fin Period Start Date: 1 May 2020
Fin Period End Date: 30 April 2021
Ar Due Date: 28 February 2022
Ar Received Date: 23 February 2022
Total Gross Income: £10,982
Total Gross Expenditure: £3,600
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: No
Charity Has Trading Subsidiary: No
Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit: No
Trustee Resigned Employment: No
Employees Salary Over 60k: No
Count Volunteers: 0

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Charity Area Of Operation

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

Geographic Area Type: Country
Geographic Area Description: Sri Lanka
Parent Geographic Area Type: Continent
Parent Geographic Area Description: Asia
Welsh Ind: No

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Charity Classification

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

Classification Code: 105
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

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

Classification Code: 307
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Advocacy/advice/information

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

Classification Code: 104
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: Disability

Classification Code: 306
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Services

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

Classification Code: 305
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Classification Code: 101
Classification Type: What
Classification Description: General Charitable Purposes

Classification Code: 303
Classification Type: How
Classification Description: Provides Other Finance

07 Official extract

Charity Event History

Charity Name: BRIGHTER PATH
Charity Event Order: 1
Event Type: CIO registration
Date Of Event: 2019-05-21T00:00:00

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Charity Governing Document

Governing Document Description: CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 21 May 2019 as amended on 21 Nov 2022
Charitable Objects: TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN SRI LANKA, WHO BY REASON OF NATURAL DISASTER, POVERTY, DESTITUTION, BEREAVEMENT, THE ILL HEALTH OF OTHERS, THEIR OWN ILL HEALTH OR FOR ANY OTHER REASON, ARE LIVING IN OR HAVE LIVED IN RESIDENTIAL CARE OR UNDER THE CARE OF OTHERS WHO ARE NOT THEIR PARENTS, BY PROVIDING SUPPORT AND MONETARY GRANTS WITH A VIEW TO ENSURING THESE PEOPLE ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE NECESSARY SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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Charity Policy

Policy Name: Social media policy and procedures

Policy Name: Safeguarding policy and procedures

Policy Name: Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures