THE SPARK! SCHOOL BOOK AWARDS

Charity number: 1199965
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We believe that all children should have access to a wide range of quality literature that engages them, builds excitment in reading and represents our diverse communities. We give the children the ultimate say on who wins our awards, supported through online author events, competitions and more. We also gift books to disadvantaged children, as nominated by their teachers, so no one misses out.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 July 2024

Total income: £34,632
Total expenditure: £27,777

People

3 Trustee(s)

50 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England

Governance

Registration history:
  • 04 August 2022: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:
  • THE SPARK! BOOK AWARDS (Working name)
Gift aid:
Not 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
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting 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

3 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Mark Bryan Clutterbuck Chair 04 August 2022
FERN HILL PRIMARY VOLUNTARY FUND
Received: On time
'LEARN TO LOVE TO READ'
Received: On time
MATTHEW BROWN Trustee 04 August 2022
None on record
Patrick Held Trustee 04 August 2022
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 05/04/2023 31/07/2024
Total gross income £27.12k £34.63k
Total expenditure £16.77k £27.78k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A

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 July 2024 07 March 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2024 07 March 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 05 April 2023 01 March 2024 25 days late
Accounts and TAR 05 April 2023 01 March 2024 25 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.

CIO - FOUNDATION Registered 04 Aug 2022

Charitable objects

THE OBJECT OF THE SPARK! SCHOOL BOOK AWARDS IS THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY THE PROMOTION READING IN SCHOOLS THROUGH A SET OF BOOK AWARDS IN BRITISH SCHOOLS WHICH: 1. INTRODUCE CHILDREN TO AN INCREASING RANGE OF NEW BOOKS AND AUTHORS 2. BUILD LINKS BETWEEN AUTHORS AND PUPILS BY PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR VIRTUAL AUTHOR VISITS AND OTHER CONTACTS AS APPROPRIATE 3. DEVELOP CHILDREN?S CRITICAL APPROACHES TO READING BY PROVIDING A FORUM FOR CHILDREN TO VOTE ON THEIR FAVOURITE BOOKS 4. ADMINISTER COMPETITIONS FOR CHILDREN TO MOTIVATE AND ENCOURAGE THEIR INTEREST IN READING 5. PROVIDE BOOKS FOR DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, AS IDENTIFIED BY THE SCHOOL WHERE THEY LEARN.

Contact information

Address:
25 DENMARK ROAD
KINGSTON UPON THAMES
KT1 2SD
Phone:
07849624754
Email:
hello@sparkbookawards.co.uk
Website:

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