The Gap (Midlands)

Charity number: 1127347
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

The charity exists to engage with, identify needs of, and invest in the lives of marginalised young people in Sutton Coldfield and the surrounding areas. The charity offers activities, mentoring, training and support for the benefit of, and personal, social, economic and spiritual development of the young people it serves.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £101,358
Total expenditure: £36,095

People

6 Trustee(s)

15 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:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • Arts/culture/heritage/science
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Human Resources
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Birmingham City
  • Staffordshire
  • Walsall
  • Warwickshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 31 December 2008: Standard registration
Organisation type:
Charitable company
Other names:
  • THE GAP (SUTTON COLDFIELD) (Previous name)
Company number:
06641980 Open in new window
Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
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
  • 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

6 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Reuben Pearse Chair 19 October 2015
None on record
Chelsey Hill Trustee 13 November 2024
None on record
David Stuart Hodkinson Trustee 05 April 2022
None on record
Philip Palser Trustee 05 April 2022
None on record
JOHN HOWARD WALKER Trustee 09 January 2017
None on record
Christine Joyce Morphet Trustee 09 January 2017
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/07/2020 31/07/2021 31/07/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £52.76k £49.14k £60.74k £27.99k £101.36k
Total expenditure £52.70k £50.85k £67.13k £48.98k £36.10k
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 02 October 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 02 October 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 02 January 2024 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2022 28 March 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2022 28 March 2023 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2021 05 May 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2021 05 May 2022 On time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 July 2020 10 May 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 July 2020 10 May 2021 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.

MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 9 JULY 2008 as amended on 22 Aug 2023

Charitable objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO, IN SUTTON COLDFIELD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY OFFERING AND DEMONSTRATING TO MARGINALIZED YOUNG PEOPLE (NORMALLY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 13 AND 21 YEARS) THE ACCEPTANCE OF JESUS CHRIST, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES OR SITUATIONS, SO AS TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE ADULTS AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Area of benefit

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

SUTTON COLDFIELD

Contact information

Address:
Banners Gate Community Church
Westwood Road
SUTTON COLDFIELD
West Midlands
B73 6UH
Phone:
07599 912670
Email:
office@thegap-midlands.org
Website:

www.thegap-midlands.org Open in new window