BRIGHT SPARKS SCHOOL INDIA

Charity number: 1126402
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We fund a school in India for 118 children of deprived background

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 30 March 2024

Total income: £49,102
Total expenditure: £29,389

People

9 Trustee(s)

2 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:
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Other Charitable Activities
Where the charity operates:
  • India

Governance

Registration history:
  • 22 October 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Other
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • 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 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

9 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Sharon Taylor Chair
None on record
Sam Austin-Smith Trustee 30 October 2023
None on record
Christopher Gall Trustee 22 January 2023
None on record
Liz Hill Trustee 25 June 2020
None on record
Vijay Anand CHANDRASEKARAN Trustee 23 October 2019
None on record
Emma Sleight Trustee 07 October 2018
None on record
Marion Anne Rose Trustee 03 May 2016
None on record
Timothy Stuart Burley Trustee 22 February 2013
None on record
GAIL EDWARDS Trustee
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 30/03/2020 30/03/2021 30/03/2022 30/03/2023 30/03/2024
Total gross income £10.42k £20.26k £19.72k £30.16k £49.10k
Total expenditure £12.22k £12.34k £14.97k £21.63k £29.39k
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 30 March 2024 10 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2024

(These accounts
have been qualified)

10 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2023 21 October 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2023 21 October 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 30 March 2022 30 January 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2022 Not required
Annual return 30 March 2021 30 January 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2021 Not required
Annual return 30 March 2020 31 January 2021 1 days late
Accounts and TAR 30 March 2020 Not required
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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.

CONSTITUTION ADOPTED 31 MAY 2008

Charitable objects

ENABLING SUPPORT OF EDUCATION PROJECTS TO FACILITATE PATHWAYS INTO EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING FOR UNDERPRIVILEGED CHILDREN LIVING IN THE PUNJAB, INDIA, INCLUDING CAPITAL PROJECTS AND WORK WITH SCHOOLS IN THE UK TO DISCOURAGE ENTRY INTO CHILD LABOUR THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EDUCATION AND VOCATIONAL TRAINING IN THE PUNJAB, INDIA

Area of benefit

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

PUNJAB, INDIA

Contact information

Address:
131 Stapleton Hall Road
London
N4 4RB
Phone:
07967088963
Email:
No information available
Website:

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