## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
## **From 16/09/2024 Period start date To 30/04/2025 (Period end date)**
## **Charity name: Brighter Grays**
## **Charity registration number: 1210060**
## **Objectives and Activities**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|**For the public benefit to relieve the needs**
**of children and young people up to the**
**age of 21 in West Yorkshire, suffering**
**from bereavement by the provision of**
**peer support and practical advice.**|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|During the period from September 2024 to
April
2025,
Brighter
Grays
delivered
bereavement
and
emotional
wellbeing
support to children and young people aged
0-21 and their families, in line with the
charity’s objects.
The charity’s primary activity during this
period was the delivery of fortnightly
bereavement support groups in the local
community. These sessions provided a
safe, inclusive space for children and young
people to explore grief through creative
activities, gentle discussion, and peer
support. Activities were designed to be age
appropriate and trauma informed, enabling
participants to express feelings, build coping
strategies, and create meaningful items to
take home in memory of the person or pet
they had lost.
Alongside group provision, the charity
offered
one
to
one
support
where
appropriate, responding flexibly to individual
need. Families were able to self-refer, with
no eligibility criteria, referral requirements,
or postcode restrictions. To remove barriers
to access, the charity operated a travel
sponsorship scheme for families across
West Yorkshire who were unable to afford
transport or were unable to drive.
During the reporting period, Brighter Grays
also developed and maintained a Mental
Health Library, providing free access to
resources for children, young people,|
|||parents, carers, and professionals. These
resources supported emotional literacy,
grief understanding, and self-regulation
outside of sessions.
In April 2025, the charity began delivering
bereavement support within school settings.
This marked the start of a new strand of
work aimed at reaching children and young
people who may otherwise struggle to
access community based support. School
sessions focused on emotional regulation,
grief education, and individual support,
delivered
in
partnership
with
school
safeguarding teams.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|The trustees confirm that they have had
regard
to
the
Charity
Commission’s
guidance on public benefit in carrying out
the charity’s activities during the reporting
period.|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
SORP reference Para 1.38 Policy on grant making Para 1.38 Policy on social investment including program related investment Para 1.38 Contribution made by volunteers Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
||SORP reference||
|---|---|---|
|Summary of the main
achievements of the charity,
identifying the difference the
charity’s work has made to
the circumstances of its
beneficiaries and any wider
benefits to society as a
whole.|Para 1.20|During the reporting period, Brighter Grays
supported children, young people, and
families
who
were
experiencing
bereavement and emotional distress, many
of whom had not previously accessed
specialist support. By offering self-referral
and removing eligibility and postcode
restrictions, the charity increased access to
early, preventative support.
Children andPara 1.41isolation, and increased
confidence in talking about bereavement.
The creative and relational nature of the
charity’s work enabled beneficiaries to build
meaningful memories and connections,
helping them feel less alone in their grief.
The introduction of school based support in
April 2025 represented a significant step in
widening the charity’s reach, enabling
earlier identification of bereavement related
needs and strengthening collaboration with
education and safeguarding partners. This
contributed to wider public benefit by
supporting children’s emotional wellbeing
within their everyday environments and
reducing pressure on families and statutory
services.|
## **Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
Achievements against Para 1.41 objectives set Performance of fundraising activities against objectives Para 1.41 set Para 1.41 Investment performance against objectives
## **Financial Review**
|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|At the end of the reporting period, the
trustees were satisfied that the charity was
financially stable, had no funds materially in
deficit, and was able to continue operating
as a going concern.|
|---|---|---|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|The trustees have established a reserves
policy to ensure the charity can continue to
operate in the event of unexpected income
shortfalls or increased costs. Reserves are
held to support continuity of core services,
particularly to protect the delivery of
bereavement support to children and young
people.
The charity’s reserves policy sets a
minimum reserve level of £2,000, below
which no wages are paid. This ensures that
services can continue on a voluntary basis if
required, while safeguarding the charity’s
financial position.|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22||
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22||
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24||
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23||
## **Additional information (optional)**
You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
The charity’s principal sources of funds (including Para 1.47 any fundraising) Investment policy and objectives including any Para 1.46 social investment policy adopted Other
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
|---|---|---|
|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**Constitution**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**Foundation Model Constitution**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Trustee selection method is via the**
**trustees**|
**Additional information (optional)** You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
|Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|Para 1.51||
|---|---|---|
|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|Brighter Grays|
|---|---|
|Other name the charity uses||
|Registered charity number|1210060|
|Charity’s principal address|37 Westgate
Heckmondwike
WF16 0EN|
## **Names of the charity trustees who manage the charity**
|1
2
3
4|**Trustee name**|**Office (if any)**|**Dates acted if not for whole**
**year**|**Name of person**
**(or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee**
**(ifany)**|
|---|---|---|---|---|
||Adrian Roberts|Chair|N/A|N/A|
||ShirleyTwigger|N/A|N/A|N/A|
||Jeanette Peel|N/A|Until 18/12/2024|N/A|
||Helen Sheard|N/A|18/12/2024||
– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved
**Director name**
Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets held in this capacity
Name and objects of the charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
**Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
**Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s) Full name(s)** Adrian Roberts **Position (eg Secretary, Chair, etc)**[Chair ] **Date** 14th February 2026
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|||Unrestricted
funds||Restrictedfunds|Endowment
funds|Totalfunds|Lastyear|
|||to thenearest€||to the nearestf|to the nearestf|to the nearestf|to the nearest€|
|Founder Contributions||1,749||||1,749||
|Donations||600||||600||
|Eventlncorne||3,099||||3,099||
|Grant lncorne||2,000||||2,000||
|Sponsorships||2,732||||2,732||
|Subtotal(Grossincome forAR)||10,1S0|]|||10,180||
|A2Asset and investment|sales,|||||||
|(seetable).||||||||
||Subtotal|||||||
|Totalreceipts||10,'t80||||10,180||
|A3
ents||||||||
|Admin Costs||65'l||||651||
|Advertising||56||||56||
|Equipment||105||||105||
|OfficeCosts||25||||25||
|Purchases||620||||620||
|Training||60||||60||
|Travel||'150||||150||
||Subtotal|1,667||||'t,667||
|44Assetand investment||||||||
|purchases,(seetable)||||||||
||Subtotal|||||||
|Total payments||I,667||||1,667||
|Netof receipts/(paym ents)||8,512||||8,512||
|A5Transfersbetweenfunds||||||||
|A6Cashfundslastyearend||||||||
|Cashfundsthisyearend||8,512||||8,512||
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|B3lnvestment assets||||||
||||Fundto which asset|Cost(optional)|Current value
optronal|
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|charity'sown use||||||
||||Fundtowhich|Anountdue|When due|
||||liabilityrelates|(optional)|(optional)|
|B5Liabilities||||||
|Signed byoneor two trustees on
behalfofallthetrustees||Signature|Print|Name|Dateofapproval|
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