Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -4

Support Score: 5

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
No conflicts policy: -1
Mainly male board: -1

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 1

SPEAR BRISTOL

Bristol Spear oversees the running of the Spear Centre in Bristol. In joint venture partnership with Resurgo Trust, Bristol Spear runs a free twelve-month programme beginning with an intensive six-week foundation phase aimed at getting disadvantaged young people (16-24) year olds ready for work, followed by support to find work or relevant further training.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy
The Board is predominantly male

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/08/22		£136,954	£113,287	£23,667	60

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 3 years

https://spear-bristol.org/

hello@spearbristol.co.uk

01179736524

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Bristol City, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Bristol
£250	09/01/2023	As directed by the donor towards Spear Bristol's work with NEET young people.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Bristol
£250	19/12/2022	As directed by the donor towards Spear Bristol's work with NEET young people. Due diligence checked.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Bristol
£250	08/12/2022	As directed by the donor towards Spear Bristol's work with NEET young people. Due diligence checked.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Bristol
£250	22/11/2022	As directed by the donor towards Spear Bristol's work with NEET young people.
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Bristol
£5,000	04/05/2022	To support up to ninety 16-24 year olds facing significant barriers to employment to attend a six week work readiness course and to find and stay in work.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Spear Bristol
£1,500	23/02/2022	Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/11 persons

ANNA GENE WRIGHT Appointed: 2021

DANIEL HAUSTEAD Appointed: 2023

DR ALAN GRAHAM STUART Appointed: 2021

KAMRAN ZAHID Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CLIFTON,

PADDY SYKES Appointed: 2021

SAMUEL ASHLEY JOHN WRIGHT (Chair) Appointed: 2021

SOLOMON HARDY Appointed: 2022

SOPHIE BROOKS Appointed: 2021

ANDREW STREET Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeships: THE TEMPLE ECCLESIASTICAL CHARITY, BRISTOL INTERNATIONAL TRUST, COMMUNITY INITIATIVES SOUTH WEST LIMITED, SIXTY-ONE, PRODIGAL ARTS, KNOWLE WEST BAPTIST CHURCH, FEEDING BRISTOL, TURNAROUND BRISTOL,

REV PAUL JONATHAN LANGHAM Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST CHURCH CLIFTON,

TONY CONDON Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeship: SWANSEA MIND,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/09/2021, number: 1195810

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries

Filing Record

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Christ Church Office
Linden Gate
Clifton Down Road
BRISTOL
BS8 4AH

Objectives

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 BRISTOL BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT, 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. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

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