# BRIGHTSPARKS ARTS IN MENTAL HEALTH CIO

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1190327
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** July 9, 2020
- **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=1190327


## Contact

- **Address:** Beaumont Leys Health Centre, 1 Little Wood Close, LEICESTER
- **Postcode:** LE4 0UZ
- **Phone:** 07795475806
- **Email:** office@brightsparksarts.uk
- **Website:** www.brightsparksarts.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO PROTECT AND PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AMONG PEOPLE EXPERIENCING MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS, IN PARTICULAR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF ARTS-BASED ACTIVITIES AND IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES THINK FIT.

**Activities:** BrightSparks Arts provides creative opportunities for people living with mental health conditions in the regions of Leicestershire and Northamptonshire to enable them to build self esteem, develop skills and challenge stigma. BSA delivers workshops, projects, events, exhibitions and publications to showcase the work of participants, and provides advocacy and advice to organisations/ the public.




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment, Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Leicester City
- Leicestershire
- Northamptonshire
- Nottingham City
- Nottinghamshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 19, 2024 | £102295 | £102630 | — | — |
| July 19, 2023 | £80281 | £87386 | — | — |
| July 19, 2022 | £117663 | £67473 | — | — |
| July 19, 2021 | £73774 | £63274 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Charlotte Richardson — appointed March 7, 2025
- Damola Hazzan — appointed March 7, 2025
- Elizabeth Haynes — appointed June 28, 2023
- Grant Paton — appointed March 7, 2025
- James Sheridan — appointed March 7, 2025
- Joe Nixon — appointed Nov. 26, 2020
- Naishad Chhatralia — appointed Dec. 6, 2024
- Norman Leet — appointed March 8, 2024
- Steve Dyer — appointed Nov. 26, 2020
- Suzanne Elliott — appointed Nov. 26, 2020