# The Bright Foundation

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1179452
- **Other names:** THE CHILDREN'S ART AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Aug. 3, 2018
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1179452


## Contact

- **Address:** 2 London Road, St Leonards-on-sea, East Sussex
- **Postcode:** TN37 6AE
- **Phone:** 01424 559020
- **Email:** office@thebrightfoundation.org.uk
- **Website:** www.thebrightfoundation.org.uk



## Activities

**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.

**Activities:** Arts education charity with two venues in Hastings: Barn Theatre and Museum: 48 seat children's theatre, toy museum, 24 acres of land; and Benbow Arts Space: youth filmmaking space & early cinema exhibition. Activities:- Schools and Groups - cultural education- Public events and theatre shows- Creative skills and employability programmes- Improving access for disadvantaged children




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment, Recreation
- **Who:** Children/young People, People With Disabilities, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | £789875 | £534351 | £1325327 | 7 |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | £469143 | £429247 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £468957 | £412135 | — | — |
| Oct. 31, 2021 | £19638 | £129645 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £1023719 | £145427 | £1083092 | 4 |



## Trustees

- **JOHN BRIGHT** (Chair) — appointed Aug. 3, 2018
- Christopher Garlick — appointed Nov. 28, 2025
- Gaynor Margaret Nebel — appointed Jan. 1, 2020
- JENNIFER IRELAND — appointed Aug. 3, 2018
- JOHN RICHARD HAYWARD — appointed Aug. 3, 2018
- LYNDA KAY FLETCHER — appointed Aug. 3, 2018
- SEAN WILLIAMS — appointed Aug. 3, 2018
- UNA NICHOLSON — appointed Aug. 3, 2018