Finance Score: 5

Governance Score: -6

Support Score: 9

Good reserves management: +3
Strong growth: +2

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Narrow trustee age band: -2
Static board: -3

Grant maker support: +9

Overall GiG Score: 8

SPARK2LIFE

General charitable activities to the local community including children, youth and adults. Operational mainly in the local area of the London Borough of Waltham Forest but also throughout london and adjacent counties.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
There are only 4 trustees
The Board composition appears to be rather static and has little diversity in terms of age

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
31/03/23		£1,524	£1,374	£150	£0	£909	£345	3	30	6
31/03/22		£1,321	£1,026	£295	£0	£759	£681	8	26	33
31/03/21		£959	£710	£249	£73	£464	£386	6.5	24	2
31/03/20		£656	£491	£166	£0	£215	£212	5.2	18	10
31/03/19		£481	£492	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
31/03/18		£405	£365	£40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£340	£348	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£318	£267	£52	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15		£225	£213	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14		£109	£98	£11	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13		£52	£76	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£71	£58	£14	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11		£25	£13	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£9	£12	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/09		£28	£24	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Financial Ratios

Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £60,000-£70,000
Liabilities/Assets: 3%
Liabilities/Income: 2%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 38%
Reserves/Spending: 3 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 8 months
Quick Ratio: 18

Asset Split ?

Established: 16 years

www.spark2life.co.uk

admin@spark2life.co.uk

02045316208

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Museums, parks, historical sites

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Buckinghamshire, Essex, Kent, Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

30 employees
6 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.

Major supporters in last 5 years

Greater London Authority	£395,000
The London Community Foundation	£59,253
Lloyds Bank Foundation	£52,250
AB Charitable Trust	£20,000
Rothschild Foundation	£20,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Greater London Authority - I AM because you ARE
£395,000	03/02/2023	This uplift is for an extension of the existing NDYP commitment, focusing specifically upon intensive, relational, and therapeutic case work with tier 3 and 4 young people who have complex and ....more This uplift is for an extension of the existing NDYP commitment, focusing specifically upon intensive, relational, and therapeutic case work with tier 3 and 4 young people who have complex and acuteness also more broadly on lower level and shorter-term engagement with tier 1 and 2 young people.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - One off gift towards cost of living crisis to Spark2Life
£2,250	14/12/2022	One off gift to support with the cost of living crisis
AB Charitable Trust - A grant to The Greenleaf Trust
£20,000	21/04/2022	An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Spark2Life provides trauma-informed, holistic mentoring and educational programmes to young people who have offended, or are on the peripheries of offending. The ....more An unrestricted grant of £20,000. Spark2Life provides trauma-informed, holistic mentoring and educational programmes to young people who have offended, or are on the peripheries of offending. The work is predominantly London but also covers, Essex, Buckinghamshire and Warwickshire.
Rothschild Foundation - Grant to The Greenleaf Trust (Spark 2 Life)
£20,000	22/07/2021	Funding for Spark 2 Life's collaboration with Buckinghamshire Youth Offending Service and local primary schools to deliver mentoring and support which will divert young people from the pathways that ....more Funding for Spark 2 Life's collaboration with Buckinghamshire Youth Offending Service and local primary schools to deliver mentoring and support which will divert young people from the pathways that lead to offending.
The London Community Foundation - Grant to GreenLeaf Charity Trust/Spark2Life
£49,253	10/03/2021 11	Funding us to receive referrals from Feltham & Belmarsh prison estate through the gate targeted individual mentoring, signposting, advocacy, housing advice, employment opportunities to help BAME ....more Funding us to receive referrals from Feltham & Belmarsh prison estate through the gate targeted individual mentoring, signposting, advocacy, housing advice, employment opportunities to help BAME ex-offenders make healthy transitions into society, develop community connections, a robust safety net and to renew mindsets, building necessary skills for positive citizenship.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Recovery grant to Greenleaf Trust
£50,000	03/12/2020 24	Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Greenleaf Trust, awarded under the Foundation's Offending, Prison or Community Service funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to ....more Unrestricted grant over two years towards the core costs of Greenleaf Trust, awarded under the Foundation's Offending, Prison or Community Service funding stream. Part of the Covid Recovery Fund to support charities to emerge from the pandemic.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spark2Life
£4,071	24/10/2020	We aim to run more football sessions for young people, steering them away from criminal activity and into education and employment.
The London Community Foundation - Spark2Life
£10,000	06/10/2020	Grant to The Greenleaf Trust Ltd

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 50-65

CHRISTINE GISCOMBE (Chair) Appointed: 2019, Occupation: Director Of Finance And Administration

EMMANUEL GOTORA Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Community Organiser

FITZROY ALPHANSO ANDREW Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Charity Manager, Other trusteeship: PLAYING ON CIO,

MARJORIE PRICE Appointed: 2017, Occupation: Learning And Development Manager

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 09/11/2007, number: 1121557
Registered at Companies House on 03/08/2006, number: 05895562

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment 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

Filing Record

15 returns made; AR16: 2 days late,

Main office

2A Grange Road
The Outset Centre
London
Walthamstow
E17 8AH

Objectives

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ARE, IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES AND FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:(A) TO PROMOTE THE PREVENTION OF CRIME AND THE SAVING OF LIVES, IN PARTICULAR, BUT WITHOUT LIMITATION BY PROMOTING THE REHABILITATION AND EDUCATION OF PERSONS IN OR AT RISK OF ENTERING THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THOSE ENGAGED IN OR AT RISK OF BECOMING ENGAGED IN KNIFE CRIME AND VIOLENCE AFFECTING YOUNG PEOPLE.(B) TO PROMOTE THE SOUND ADMINISTRATION OF THE LAW BY PROVIDING INFORMATION, ADVICE, SUPPORT AND ADVOCACY TO THOSE WHO HAVE BEEN DISPROPORTIONATELY REPRESENTED IN THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM AND SCHOOL EXCLUSIONS, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY PEOPLE OF BLACK CARIBBEAN AND AFRICAN DESCENT;(C) TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO VICTIMS OF KNIFE CRIME OR OTHER SERIOUS YOUTH VIOLENCE AND THEIR FAMILIES; AND(D) TO RELIEVE PERSONS IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS BY REASON OF THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES AND IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY DEPLOYING HUMAN AND MATERIAL RESOURCES TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE RELIEF TO SUCH PERSONS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE, WALTHAM FOREST

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