NARTHEX SPARKHILL

Charity overview
Activities - how the charity spends its money
Narthex Sparkhill seeks to promote inter cultural harmony within the inner-city area of Sparkhill, Birmingham by provision of community facilities and education opportunities. Current regular activities offered are: Foodbank, one stop advice centre, domestic violence support, friendship cafe, youth club, lunch club for the elderly and refugee drop-in and resource centre.
Income and expenditure
Data for financial year ending 31 December 2023
Total income:
£865,833
Donations and legacies | £836.75k | |
Charitable activities | £29.09k | |
Other trading activities | £0 | |
Investments | £0 | |
Other | £0 |
Total expenditure:
£854,643
Raising funds | £4.12k | |
Charitable activities | £850.52k | |
Other | £0 |
£0 investments gains (losses)
Total income includes £45,042 from 1 government grant(s)
Charitable expenditure
Charitable expenditure with investment gains
Charitable expenditure
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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.
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Raising funds and other expenditure | £4.12k | |
Charitable expenditure | £850.52k | |
Retained for future use | £11.19k |
People

20 Employee(s)
4 Trustee(s)
100 Volunteer(s)
Employees with total benefits over £60,000
No employees have total benefits over £60k for this charityFundraising
Trading
Trustee payments
What, who, how, where
- Education/training
- Economic/community Development/employment
- Children/young People
- Elderly/old People
- The General Public/mankind
- Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Birmingham City
Governance
- 28 October 2003: Standard registration
No other names
- 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
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 | ||||||||||
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Rev Toby Nicholas Crowe | Chair | 09 September 2021 |
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JAMES WALSH | Trustee | 17 September 2019 |
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JEWEL AHUMIBE | Trustee | 06 February 2018 |
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GEOFFREY JOHNSTON HOLT | Trustee |
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Financial history
Financial period end date
Income / Expenditure | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Total gross income | £578.86k | £856.34k | £730.52k | £906.57k | £865.83k | |
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Total expenditure | £605.30k | £621.23k | £760.85k | £913.84k | £854.64k | |
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Income from government contracts | N/A | £6.25k | N/A | N/A | N/A | |
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Income from government grants | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | £45.04k | |
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Income - Donations and legacies | £379.88k | £595.29k | £495.49k | £575.78k | £836.75k | |
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Income - Other trading activities | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Charitable activities | £28.67k | £31.58k | £33.22k | £54.57k | £29.09k | |
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Income - Endowments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Investment | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Income - Other | £170.31k | £229.47k | £201.80k | £276.22k | £0 | |
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Income - Legacies | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Charitable activities | £449.02k | £424.78k | £513.52k | £624.90k | £850.52k | |
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Expenditure - Raising funds | £9.47k | £9.45k | £13.07k | £12.88k | £4.12k | |
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Expenditure - Governance | £1.47k | £1.56k | £1.59k | £1.65k | £1.68k | |
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Expenditure - Grants institution | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Investment management | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Expenditure - Other | £146.81k | £186.99k | £234.25k | £276.06k | £0 |
Assets and liabilities
Definitions for assets and liabilities
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 InvestmentsInvestments 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.
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 liabilityThis is a surplus or deficit in any defined benefit pension scheme operated and represents a potential long-term asset or liability.
Total liabilitiesThese 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.
Asset / Liability | 31/12/2019 | 31/12/2020 | 31/12/2021 | 31/12/2022 | 31/12/2023 | ||
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Own use assets | £9.31k | £23.71k | £25.72k | £19.02k | £8.61k | |
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Long-term investments | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Other assets | £110.90k | £263.50k | £231.19k | £261.79k | £292.14k | |
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Defined benefit pension scheme asset or liability | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | £0 | |
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Total liabilities | £69.70k | £1.56k | £1.59k | £8.14k | £16.89k |
Accounts and annual returns
Title | Reporting year | Date received | Received | Download |
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Annual return | 31 December 2023 | 27 July 2024 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2023 | 27 July 2024 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2022 | 02 August 2023 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2022 | 02 August 2023 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2021 | 04 August 2022 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2021 | 04 August 2022 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Annual return | 31 December 2020 | 05 August 2021 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2020 | 05 August 2021 | On Time | |
Annual return | 31 December 2019 | 02 July 2020 | On Time | |
Accounts and TAR | 31 December 2019 | 02 July 2020 | On Time | Download Open in new window |
Governing document
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.
CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSION DATED 09 APR 2019
Charitable objects
3.1 THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFIT OF, AND FACILITATION OF INTER CULTURAL HARMONY BETWEEN, THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM, AND IN PARTICULAR THE INNER CITY AREA OF SPARKHILL, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ("THE BENEFICIARIES") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND HEALTH AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR ADVANCEMENT, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES; 3.2 THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE INNER CITY AREA OF SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: 3.2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING; 3.2.2 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS; 3.2.3 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES; 3.2.4 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; AND 3.2.5 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES. 3.3 PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED..
Area of benefit
THE INNER CITY AREA OF SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM
Contact information
- Address:
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NARTHEX SPARKHILL
ST JOHN'S CHURCH
ST JOHNS ROAD
SPARKHILL
BIRMINGHAM
B11 4RG
- Phone:
- 01217531959
- Email:
- enquiries@narthex.org.uk
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