SPARK COMMUNITY SPACE

Charity number: 1191751
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Spark Community Space is there to help people who feel socially isolated find a safe space, through our charity shop and cafe, where they can feel a sense of belonging and acceptance and develop their self-worth. We offer people the chance to volunteer and receive training that might help them get back into society, as well as providing a place where anyone can make new friends, chat, play games.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £265,296
Total expenditure: £136,109

Total income includes £135,851 from 2 government grant(s)

People

4 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

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • Economic/community Development/employment
Who the charity helps:
  • Elderly/old People
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Hampshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 09 October 2020: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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 does not own and/or lease 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

4 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Harriet Kathryn Layfield Trustee 15 January 2023
None on record
Jackie Evans Trustee 05 September 2021
None on record
Louise Mant Trustee 01 June 2020
None on record
Rebecca Simmons Trustee 01 June 2020
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £64.17k £100.86k £265.30k
Total expenditure £25.11k £69.56k £136.11k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants £34.52k £1.00k £135.85k

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 18 November 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 18 November 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 13 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 13 June 2022 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 09 Oct 2020

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND TO DO SO THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A COMMUNITY FACILITY IN HAMPSHIRE PROVIDING PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT AND REINTEGRATION. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH OR OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL), DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY, DISABILITY, POOR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, CRIME, (EITHER AS A VICTIM OR AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY) .

Area of benefit

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

LOCAL

Contact information

Address:
Unit 12
The Pompey Centre
Fratton Way
SOUTHSEA
Hampshire
PO4 8SL
Phone:
02394217141
Email:
info@sparkcommunityspace.co.uk
Website:

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