Finance Score: -5

Governance Score: -1

Support Score: 5

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -5 times
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1

Grant maker support: +5

Overall GiG Score: -1

SPOTLIGHT UK

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS THROUGH:THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Accounts have been filed late on 5 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

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	*	£236	£233	£3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	15
31/03/22	*	£250	£262	£-12	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	37
31/03/21	*	£351	£325	£26	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	46
31/03/20	*	£189	£186	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/19	*	£245	£255	£-10	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18	*	£251	£249	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£232	£257	£-24	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/16	*	£231	£262	£-31	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/15	*	£245	£240	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/14	*	£208	£209	£-1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/13	*	£190	£190	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/12		£186	£190	£-4	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/11	*	£133	£132	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/10		£32	£26	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 15 years

www.spotlightuk.org

admin@spotlightuk.org

01256242330

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Amateur Sport
Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
Disability
Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
Environment/Conservation/Heritage
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes
Recreation
Religious Activities
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Social youth organisations

How it operates

Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Romania, Throughout England And Wales, Zimbabwe,

Who it helps

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

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
15 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

National Lottery Community Fund	£42,482
Department for Work and Pensions	£35,850
Co-Operative Group	£10,665

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spotlight UK
£1,019	21/10/2023	We would like to provide free activities for children, emotional support and mental health care packs for children and families facing difficult times in their lives
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spotlight UK
£1,018	21/10/2023	We would like to provide free activities for children, emotional support and mental health care packs for children and families facing difficult times in their lives
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spotlight UK
£2,552	21/10/2023	We would like to provide free activities for children, emotional support for children and families in difficult times, youth mentoring and support in schools all across Reading.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spotlight UK
£2,375	22/10/2022	We aim to fund a youth ambassador for 20 hours a week, working in schools in Newbury.
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spotlight UK
£3,701	22/10/2022	Our project will fund a Youth Ambassador for 20 hours a week working in schools in Farnborough including Cherrywood Junior.
Department for Work and Pensions - 043 SPOTLIGHT UK GRANT NUMBER 2
£4,140	01/04/2022	Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the ....more Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the Service Leader. FSF awards are discretionary and aimed at improving a claimants job prospects, subject to eligibility.
National Lottery Community Fund - Family Support Service Basingstoke
£9,620	08/10/2021	The funding will be used to pay for a Family Support Worker supporting families and children with complex needs low-income families and families affected by domestic abuse. The project aims to reduce ....more The funding will be used to pay for a Family Support Worker supporting families and children with complex needs low-income families and families affected by domestic abuse. The project aims to reduce isolation through befriending and provide practical support.
Department for Work and Pensions - 004 Spotlight West Berkshire
£5,050	01/04/2021	Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the ....more Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the Service Leader. FSF awards are discretionary and aimed at improving a claimants job prospects, subject to eligibility.
Department for Work and Pensions - 043 Spotlight UK grant number 2
£16,560	01/04/2021	Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the ....more Flexible Support Fund (FSF) is a locally managed budget to supplement existing services and tailor support to the needs of individuals in the local area. The local budget is the responsibility of the Service Leader. FSF awards are discretionary and aimed at improving a claimants job prospects, subject to eligibility.
National Lottery Community Fund - Spotlight Food Parcels for Covid 19
£32,862	26/05/2020 6	Spotlight UK will use funding to run a food parcel project. The organisation is a Basingstoke based charity supporting young people who are experiencing mental health or other issues by providing ....more Spotlight UK will use funding to run a food parcel project. The organisation is a Basingstoke based charity supporting young people who are experiencing mental health or other issues by providing them with opportunities to engage in performing arts. The project is responding to referrals from GPs schools health visitors and other VCS organisations to make up and deliver tailored food parcels
Department for Work and Pensions - FSF Partnership SPOTLIGHT UK
£10,100	01/04/2020	Grant to move claimants either into work or closer to work by providing specialist support for YP's with ACES
Tudor Trust - Grant to Spotlight UK
£60,000	06/02/2015 36	over three years towards the salary of the centre manager at a community-focused arts and drama organisation supporting people living in and around Basingstoke _x000D_

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How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

EVADNE LILIETH KEEBLE Appointed: 2019

JAMES RILEY

MICHAELA RILEY (Chair)

MICHAEL JONES Appointed: 2020, Other trusteeship: BASINGSTOKE ITEC LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/04/2009, number: 1129258

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Other Regulators

Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management 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

14 returns made; AR23: 86 days late, AR22: 277 days late, AR21: 6 days late, AR20: 46 days late, AR19: 164 days late, AR18: 29 days late, AR16: 43 days late, AR15: 63 days late, AR14: 129 days late, AR13: 74 days late, AR11: 3 days late,

Main office

7 Winchester Street
BASINGSTOKE
Hampshire
RG217ED

Objectives

1. To relieve the needs of children and young people, their families and carers, who are suffering from terminal illness or mental or physical disability, by the provision of equipment, activities and respite so as to advance their quality and condition of life. 2. To advance in life and relieve the needs of young people through: a) The provision of recreational and leisure time activities provided in the interests of social welfare, designed to improve their conditions of life.b) Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals.3. For any such other purposes deemed charitable by the law of England and Wales as the trustees shall from time to time determine.4. To act as a resource for young people up to the age of 25 by providing advice, emotional support and assistance and organising programmes of physical, educational and other activities as a means of: (a) advancing in life and helping young people by developing their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as independent, mature and responsible individuals; (b) advancing education;(c) relieving unemployment; (d) providing recreational and leisure time activity in the interests of social welfare for people who have need by reason of their youth, age, infirmity or disability, poverty or social and economic circumstances with a view to improving the conditions of life of such persons.5. To promote social inclusion for the public benefit by preventing people from becoming socially excluded, relieving the needs of those people who are socially excluded and assisting them to integrate into society. For the purpose of this clause ?socially excluded? means being excluded from society, or parts of society, as a result of one of more of the following factors: unemployment; financial hardship; youth or old age; ill health (physical or mental); discrimination on the grounds of sex, race, disability, ethnic origin, religion, belief, creed, sexual orientation or gender re-assignment; poor educational or skills attainment; relationship and family breakdown; poor housing (that is housing that does not meet basic habitable standards; by providing emotional and practical support and advice, activities and befriending activities. 6. The relief of financial hardship by providing such persons with equipment and food parcels which they could not otherwise afford through lack of means.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL.

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