Brighterway
At a glance
Key takeaways
- Brighterway makes grants only to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, apart from a restricted fund for a GP surgery in Winchester, so if your organisation is not that trust, you should not apply.
- If you work within that trust's community or mental health services, your project fits its aim of going beyond what NHS funding alone can provide, such as therapeutic spaces, creative activities, specialist equipment or wellbeing projects.
- The annual report gives annual giving of £247,000, but no grant range is stated, so the size of a request is not published and you should ask the charity before you apply.
- There is no publicly published application process, but the charity says applications ask about the project's purpose, expected impact and beneficiaries, and that grants are made in line with its objectives and donors' wishes.
- Individuals are not funded.
Overview
Brighterway is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 1089307).
Brighterway is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales that supports Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust in improving the experience of people using local NHS community and mental health services, and of the staff who care for them. Its funding goes to projects that go beyond what NHS funding alone can provide, helping people feel calmer, recover well, stay connected and live more independently. Its annual giving is £247,000, though the register does not confirm that scale.
What they fund
Priority Areas
Brighterway supports Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust to improve the experience of people using local NHS community and mental health services, and of the staff who care for them. Its funding is for projects that go beyond what NHS funding alone can provide, helping people feel calmer, recover well, stay connected and live more independently. It supports therapeutic environments, creative activities, specialist equipment, wellbeing projects and community initiatives, with work responding to needs across mental health, community and specialist services. Projects are brought forward by service users, staff and volunteers; applications for charitable funding ask about purpose, expected impact and beneficiaries. Grants are made to the NHS foundation trust, apart from a restricted fund benefiting a GP surgery. Its approach is to support enhancements that improve health, wellbeing and everyday care.
Themes
- Mental health
- Community health services
- Specialist services
- Therapeutic spaces
- Creative activities
- Specialist equipment
- Wellbeing projects
Geographic Focus
Priority: Hampshire; the Isle of Wight.
What they don't fund
- Individuals
- Grants to organisations other than Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, except grants paid from the St Clements Partnership Fund, which is a restricted fund to be used for the benefit of the St Clements Partnership a GP surgery based in Winchester
How to apply
Applications for charitable funding grants include questions about the project’s purpose, the impact the funding will have and its beneficiaries.
Who can apply:
- Grants are made to Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, except grants from the St Clements Partnership Fund, which are for the benefit of the St Clements Partnership.
Application success factors
What the charity says:
- Grants are made in accordance with the charity’s objectives and donors’ wishes.
Where they fund
Where it says it funds
Similar funders
Funders supporting work similar to Brighterway.
Five years of accounts
| Financial year | Income | Expenditure | Grants paid | Accounts document |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| year to 31 March 2021 | £377,000 | £263,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2021 |
| year to 31 March 2022 | £222,000 | £294,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2022 |
| year to 31 March 2023 | £172,000 | £295,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2023 |
| year to 31 March 2024 | £313,000 | £401,000 | — | Accounts for year to 31 March 2024 |
| year to 31 March 2025 | £202,000 | £399,000 | £247,000 | Accounts for year to 31 March 2025 |
- Grants paid, year to 31 March 2025: the accounts do not say whether this is grants awarded or paid.
Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.
Sources
Registers and filings
Other sources
- brighterway.org.uk · read on 24 October 2026
- Annual report (year to 31 March 2025)
This profile draws on the funder’s own website as well as its filed accounts.
Sources last checked on 24 October 2026.
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- brighterway.org.uk
- Charity Commission register entryContact details as held by the Charity Commission
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- brighterway.org.uk
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