SPITFIRE ADVICE AND SUPPORT SERVICES LTD

Charity number: 1143842
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Spitfire Advice and Support Services Limited is a charity that exists to provide help, support and information to the most isolated and excluded communities in in Birmingham and the wider region of the West Midlands unlike many other organisations Spitfire Advice and Support Services Limited is very unique organisation as communities sit at the heart of the organisation.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income:
£775,073

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Donations and legacies £471.09k
Charitable activities £34.98k
Other trading activities £0
Investments £0
Other £269.00k

Total expenditure:
£789,837

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Raising funds £0
Charitable activities £789.84k
Other £0

£0 investments gains (losses)

Total income includes £242,836 from 242836 government grant(s)

Charitable expenditure

Charitable expenditure

Some charities generate all, or a substantial part, of their income from investments which may have been donated to the charity as endowment or set aside by the charity from its own resources in the past. Such investments usually take the form of stocks and shares but may include other assets, such as property, that are capable of generating income and/or capital growth.

In managing their spending and investments charities need to strike a balance between the needs of future and current beneficiaries. They also need to take account of spending commitments that may stretch over a number of future years. To do this, charities will normally adopt an investment strategy designed to generate both income and capital growth. To maximise returns trustees may commit to investment strategies for several years.

Investments can experience large swings in value so trustees may, in a particular year, decide to realise and spend part of their charity’s capital or to invest part of its income.

By clicking the investment gains checkbox the charitable spending bar is adjusted to take account of capital growth as well as income. This shows the balance the charity is striking, between spending on current beneficiaries and retaining resources for future beneficiaries.

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Raising funds and other expenditure £0
Charitable expenditure £789.84k

People

26 Employee(s)

5 Trustee(s)

40 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charity

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

One or more trustees are also directors of the subsidiaries

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Environment/conservation/heritage
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Other Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City

Governance

Registration history:
  • 25 November 2014: CIO registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • CASTLE VALE TENANTS AND RESIDENTS ALLIANCE (Previous name)
Company number:
04382420 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Financial Conduct Authority
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Land and property:
This charity owns and/or leases land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
David Lane Chair 01 August 2020
None on record
Laura Killeen Trustee 05 November 2020
None on record
Alec Reid Trustee 11 March 2020
None on record
Tamara-Gabriela Sima Trustee 10 July 2019
None on record
Margaret Dunsford Trustee 29 March 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £683.88k £758.79k £729.93k £786.09k £775.07k
Total expenditure £711.48k £621.58k £714.41k £778.54k £789.84k
Income from government contracts N/A £142.50k N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £83.13k £142.50k £170.12k £155.18k £242.84k
Income - Donations and legacies £437.82k £679.57k £432.05k £484.14k £471.09k
Income - Other trading activities £0 £79.02k £232.55k £268.88k £0
Income - Charitable activities £9.66k £200 £65.33k £33.07k £34.98k
Income - Endowments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Investment £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Income - Other £236.40k £0 £0 £0 £269.00k
Income - Legacies £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Charitable activities £703.07k £621.18k £714.12k £777.56k £789.84k
Expenditure - Raising funds £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Governance £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Grants institution £0 £0 £0 £0 £582.47k
Expenditure - Investment management £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Expenditure - Other £8.41k £395 £286 £980 £0

Assets and liabilities

Definitions for assets and liabilities
Own use assets

These are assets, other than investments, which are held for more than 12 months and used to run and administer the charity such as buildings, offices, exhibits and fixtures and fittings.

Long term Investments

Investments are assets held by the charity with the sole aim of generating income which will be used for their charitable purposes such as deposit accounts, shares, rental property and unit trusts.
Investment assets are re-valued every year and included in the balance sheet at their current market value.
Long term investments are held for more than 12 months.

Other assets

These are assets held generally for less than 12 months such as cash and bank balances, debtors, investments to be sold within the coming year and trading stock.

Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability

This is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.

Total liabilities

These are all the amounts owed by the charity at the balance sheet date to third parties such as bills due but not yet paid, bank overdrafts and loans and mortgages.

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Asset / Liability 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Own use assets £24.42k £23.52k £19.66k £14.88k £10.29k
Long-term investments £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Other assets £132.80k £238.47k £236.28k £220.14k £304.69k
Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability £0 £0 £0 £0 £0
Total liabilities £157.11k £124.68k £103.10k £74.63k £169.36k

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 11 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 14 December 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 20 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 02 November 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 02 November 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 14 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 14 December 2020 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 27 FEB 2002 AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 24 AUG 2011 AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 14 OCT 2016 AS REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 14 OCT 2016

Charitable objects

(A)THE PREVENTION OR RELIEF OF POVERTY IN BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY PROVIDING GRANTS, ITEMS AND SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS IN NEED.(B)TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY OF BIRMINGHAM AND THE SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.(C)THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC IN SUCH WAYS AS MAY BE THOUGHT FIT, INCLUDING ASSISTANCE TO FIND EMPLOYMENT.(D)THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE RECLAMATION, RECYCLING; USE OF RECYCLED PRODUCTS AND THE USE OF SURPLUS (E) THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP BY THE RECYCLING AND PROVISION OF FURNITURE, CLOTHES AND OTHER HOUSEHOLD ITEMS (F) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AS ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.

Area of benefit

The area the charity can operate in, as set out in its governing document.

LOCAL

Linked charities

Linked charities
Linked charity 1143842-1 CASTLE POOL COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP
Governing document
CIO - FOUNDATION REGISTERED 25 NOV 2014 AMENDED ON 05/12/2014
Charitable objects
THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE: 1. TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF CASTLE VALE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR POLITICS, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE SAID INHABITANTS. 2. ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY SWIMMING POOL (HEREIN CALLED THE POOL) AND TO MAINTAIN AND MANAGE THE SAME (WHETHER ALONE OR IN CO-OPERATION WITH ANY LOCAL AUTHORITY OR OTHER PERSON OR BODY) IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS. 3. PROMOTE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED
Area of benefit
Registration history
  • 25 November 2014 : CIO registration

Contact information

Address:
10 HIGH STREET
CASTLE VALE
BIRMINGHAM
B35 7PR
Phone:
01217475932
Email:
raygoodwin@castlevale.org.uk
Website:

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