# Brightonsoup

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 1162898 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1162898)
- Website: https://brightonsoup.org.uk
- Latest income: £13.2k; spending £16.5k
- What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Animals, Environment / conservation / heritage, Economic / community development / employment, Recreation
- Who it helps: Children / young people, Older people, People with disabilities, People of a particular ethnic or racial origin, Other charities or voluntary bodies, The general public
- How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance, Provides human resources
- Area of operation: Brighton and Hove
- Trustees: 7
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/brightonsoup

We host community funding events to raise money for local projects. Guests pay £4, listen to 4 people pitch a community project needing funding. Guests meet people, discuss projects, eat and hear local musicial talent. Then vote for their favourite project, who gets all of the door money. It's run volunteers and all food and musical entertainment is provided free by local people and businesses.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £13.2k | £16.5k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £18.5k | £16k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £23.9k | £15.5k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £8,288 | £4,753 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £879 | £1,062 | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To further such charitable purposes (charitable under english law) for the benefit of the public or for the benefit of the community as the trustees see fit from time to time in Brighton and Hove city.

## What it funds

Brightonsoup is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport, animals, environment / conservation / heritage, economic / community development / employment and recreation for children / young people, older people, people with disabilities, people of a particular ethnic or racial origin and other charities or voluntary bodies; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations, provides other finance and provides human resources. In its latest reported year Brightonsoup reported income of £13.2k and spending of £16.5k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £53.8k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Brighton and Hove.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from Brightonsoup in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (brightonsoup.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is Brightonsoup open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from Brightonsoup is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does Brightonsoup fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Brighton and Hove.

### Does Brightonsoup give grants to individuals?

Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that Brightonsoup makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies.

### How much does Brightonsoup give each year?

The register does not break out Brightonsoup's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £16.5k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £10.8k a year.

### How large is Brightonsoup?

In its latest reported year Brightonsoup reported income of £13.2k and spending of £16.5k.


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