SPRINGBOARD PROJECT

Charity number: 1014270
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The Springboard Project works with children and young people with or without disabilities and their families by providing inclusive play and leisure opportunities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2025

Total income: £469,100
Total expenditure: £491,916

Total income includes £103,373 from 1 government contract(s) and £64,928 from 7 government grant(s)

People

6 Trustee(s)

45 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

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

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Sutton
  • West Sussex

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 September 1992: Standard registration
  • 12 September 2024: Funds received from 1116203 EXTRATIME
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • GRASSHOPPERS (Working name)
  • HORSHAM TOY LIBRARY (Working name)
  • SPRINGBOARD (Working name)
Company number:
02744192 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies:
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
ALAN VALLON Chair 10 September 2013
None on record
Jane Wilson Trustee 16 July 2024
None on record
Sarah Pritchard Trustee 24 January 2024
None on record
Daniel Lethbridge Trustee 04 November 2021
None on record
Rory Church Trustee 11 June 2020
None on record
JILL CARNIE Trustee 27 July 2011
Southern Hospice Group
Received: On time

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024 31/03/2025
Total gross income £412.83k £355.11k £400.48k £430.94k £469.10k
Total expenditure £330.00k £331.64k £353.29k £352.39k £491.92k
Income from government contracts £128.68k £95.00k £111.42k £96.79k £103.37k
Income from government grants £79.57k £24.50k £24.00k £42.80k £64.93k

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 2025 20 October 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2025 20 October 2025 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 16 December 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 19 December 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 26 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 10 March 2022 38 days late 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 OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 1ST SEPTEMBER 1992 as amended on 24 Sept 2025

Charitable objects

(i) to provide recreation and other leisure time activities at Horsham and elsewhere in the Counties of Sussex, Surrey, Hampshire and Kent in the interests of social welfare within the meaning of the Charities Act 2011 for all members of the public but with particular reference to persons with physical and/or mental disabilities by any means which are charitable in law; (ii) to promote education with particular reference to persons with physical and/or mental disabilities; (iii) to undertake research, education, training and instruction in the care and education of physically and/or mentally disabled persons and to publish (and disseminate) the useful results of such research for the benefit of the public; (iv) to operate one or more toy libraries; and (v) to further the welfare of persons who are physically and/or mentally disabled by any means which are charitable in law.

Area of benefit

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

SUSSEX, SURREY, HAMPSHIRE, KENT

Contact information

Address:
The Springboard Project
52 Hurst Road
Horsham
RH12 2EP
Phone:
01403218888
Email:
hello@springboardproject.com
Website:

www.springboardproject.com Open in new window