THE SPARK FOUNDATION

Charity Number: 1097058
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The objects of the Foundation are: *To relieve young people who are homeless or in financial need *To relieve young people who are suffering from mental or physical sickness *To advance the education of young people *To promote the training of young people who through their social and economic circumstances are unable to obtain employment *To provide facilities for leisure time occupation

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £60,477
Total expenditure: £76,110

People

8 Trustee(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

Main way of carrying out purposes is grant making
What the charity does:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Accommodation/housing
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Makes Grants To Individuals
  • Provides Services
Where the charity operates:
  • Throughout England And Wales

Governance

Registration history:
  • 15 April 2003: Standard registration
  • 29 July 2020: Funds received from 1135574 THE FOSTER CARE CO-OPERATIVE CHARITABLE TRUST
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:
  • THE ISP CHILDREN'S FOUNDATION (Previous name)
Gift aid:
Not recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • 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
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
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

8 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Danny Chesterman Chair 25 September 2017
None on record
Adam Brankin Trustee 01 March 2024
None on record
James Whitton Trustee 14 June 2019
None on record
Cathy Walker Trustee 18 December 2018
None on record
Kirsty Ginn Trustee 05 December 2016
None on record
TRACEY SORRELL Trustee 01 October 2012
None on record
IRENE HALL Trustee
None on record
SHEILA ROSARIA PATEL Trustee
THE TUNSTALL JUBILEE FOUNDATION
Received: On time

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 £71.36k £60.92k £36.44k £65.24k £60.48k
Total expenditure £47.85k £62.21k £57.44k £62.60k £76.11k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A 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 March 2024 06 December 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 06 December 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 06 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 04 December 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 04 December 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 04 December 2020 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 04 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.

DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 4 MARCH 2003.

Charitable objects

THE EXPRESSION "YOUNG PEOPLE" MEANS YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE, OR HAVE AT ANY TIME BEEN, CHILDREN LOOKED AFTER BY A LOCAL AUTHORITY THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST ARE: (A) TO RELIEVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE HOMELESS OR IN FINANCIAL NEED (B) TO RELIEVE YOUNG PEOPLE WHO ARE SUFFERING FROM A MENTAL OR PHYSICAL SICKNESS; (C) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE; (D) TO PROMOTE THE TRAINING OF YOUNG PEOPLE WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE UNABLE TO OBTAIN EMPLOYMENT; (E) TO PROVIDE FACILITIES FOR THE LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF YOUNG PEOPLE IN ORDER TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND DEVELOP THEIR PHYSICAL, MENTAL AND SPIRITUAL CAPACITIES THAT THEY MAY GROW TO FULL MATURITY AS INDIVIDUALS AND MEMBERS OF SOCIETY BY PROVIDING THEM WITH GRANTS OR LOANS IN CASH OR IN KIND OR IN SUCH OTHER WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION THINK FIT.

Area of benefit

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

NOT DEFINED.

Contact information

Address:
Hugh House
Hugh Place
FAVERSHAM
ME13 7AD
Phone:
07534 136629
Email:
admin@sparkfoundation.org.uk
Website:

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