SPEAR ISLINGTON TRUST

Charity number: 1167900
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

We provide coaching and development to young people from disadvantaged backgrounds to help them find employment and build their confidence and sense of self worth. We run the Spear Programme for up to 90 young people aged 16-24 each year. The programme comprises 6 weeks of training followed by a year of support. 75% of our young people are in work or further training 12 months after the course.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 August 2024

Total income: £179,482
Total expenditure: £126,279

People

10 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

What the charity does:
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Education/training
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Economic/community Development/employment
  • Recreation
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • The General Public/mankind
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Camden
  • City Of London
  • Hackney
  • Haringey
  • Islington

Governance

Registration history:
  • 28 June 2016: CIO registration
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • 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
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

10 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Aisling Teo Chair 08 January 2018
None on record
Victoria Blizzard Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Mark Barnes Trustee 01 January 2025
None on record
Maria Perarnaubayo Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
JOHN EDWIN D'SOUZA Trustee 01 January 2024
None on record
Louise Reichmann Trustee 06 March 2023
None on record
Joey Chung Yin Lai Trustee 31 January 2023
None on record
Aisling Marie Cronin Trustee 25 February 2021
None on record
Katie Alana Graham Trustee 25 February 2021
None on record
Jonathan William Horsford Trustee 01 September 2018
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/08/2020 31/08/2021 31/08/2022 31/08/2023 31/08/2024
Total gross income £124.85k £135.55k £125.85k £178.48k £179.48k
Total expenditure £87.07k £88.67k £96.22k £109.20k £126.28k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A £24.31k 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 August 2024 18 June 2025 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2024 18 June 2025 On time
Annual return 31 August 2023 17 May 2024 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2023 17 May 2024 On time
Annual return 31 August 2022 14 June 2023 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2022 14 June 2023 On time
Annual return 31 August 2021 15 June 2022 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2021 15 June 2022 On time
Annual return 31 August 2020 17 June 2021 On time
Accounts and TAR 31 August 2020 17 June 2021 On time
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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 28 Jun 2016

Charitable objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 TO 24 LIVING IN AND AROUND THE LONDON BOROUGH OF ISLINGTON BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF: A) HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE ADVANCE IN LIFE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO AND PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; B) ADVANCING EDUCATION C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT, ENABLING YOUNG PEOPLE TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT; D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Contact information

Address:
St. Mary Magdalene Church
Holloway Road
LONDON
N7 8LT
Phone:
07375 485344
Email:
hello@spearislington.org
Website:

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