the brilliant club

The charity supports children and young people. The Brilliant Club is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.

This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

The Brilliant Club exists to increase the number of pupils from under-represented backgrounds progressing to highly selective universities. We do this by mobilising the PhD community to share its academic expertise with state schools.

Fundraising

See where The Brilliant Club is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Region

England And Wales

Country

Scotland

Financial Information

Latest Income

£5,678,511

Latest Expenditure

£6,317,757

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 107.1%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 96.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 4.4%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £1,124,915

Charitable Activities £4,459,814

Other Trading £23,231

Investments £70,551

Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £6,080,988

Raising Funds £236,769

Governance £43,030

Grants to Institutions £0

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£5,678,511	£6,317,757	£6,080,988	£2,190,372	£1,533,826	337 / 63
2023	£6,357,106	£6,650,128	£6,444,640	£2,829,618	£1,575,121	323 / 66
2022	£7,489,732	£6,443,738	£6,288,762	£3,122,640	£1,569,228	322 / 39
2021	£8,294,679	£7,168,671	£7,011,817	£2,076,646	£1,484,427	586 / 0
2020	£6,606,729	£6,882,818	£6,795,384	£950,638	£923,523	236 / 0