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Finance Score: -11
Governance Score: -8
Support Score: 0
  • Spending falling: -1
  • Dormant: -10
  • No PartB
  • Very static board: -5
  • All male board: -3
  • No supporters identified
Overall GiG Score: -19 ?

THE SPONGE 

To advance such charitable purposes as the trustees see fit from time to time by supporting other charitable bodies by making grants, in particular, but not limited to the area of education and poverty relief for the public benefit
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Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity only provides its support via other charities
  • The Board is completely male
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
  • Spending has fallen significantly over the last 5 years relative to the previous period
  • This charity appears to be dormant
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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k		 Spending
£k		 Surplus/
Deficit		 Fundraising
Cost £k		 Total
Funds £k		 Unrestricted
Funds £k		 Mths
Rsrvs		 Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/19£6£0£6n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/18£7£1£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/17*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 8 years

07721399988

Charity Commission for England and Wales
This Charity appears to be dormant
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
GiG Classification
  • Philanthropic intermediaries and voluntarism promotion
How it operates
  • Makes Grants to Organisations
Where it operates
  • Throughout England,
Who it helps
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies

Who's supporting them? ?

We have no records of donations from grant makers.

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/07/2016, number: 1168135
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR17: 123 days late,
Main office

The Media Collective, The Piggeries
Southfields Farm
Packington Lane
Coleshill
BIRMINGHAM
B46 3EJ

Objectives

TO ADVANCE SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES (ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES) AS THE TRUSTEES SEE FIT FROM TIME TO TIME.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
CharityBase
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