Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 4
  • Accounts overdue -5
  • Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Static board: -3
  • Grant maker support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -4 ?

THE SPEARHEAD TRUST AT BELLS FARMHOUSE 

The Spearhead Trust addresses a number of complex social issues within the community (www.spearheadtrust.org.uk). We engage with residents of all ages, ethnicity and from different backgrounds. The organisation has a Family Support worker and many volunteers. We are particularly proud of our pioneering approach in regards to community engagement and addressing cohesion issues within our community.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • 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:

  • The Board composition appears to be rather 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
  • Latest accounts are overdue for filing and returns have been filed late on 2 occasions over the last 5 years

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
31/03/22*£115£105£9n/an/an/an/an/a7
31/03/21*£123£76£47n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/20£53£50£2n/an/an/an/an/a10
31/03/19£37£30£7n/an/an/an/an/a9
31/03/18£53£54£-1£0£0£0n/a014
31/03/17£48£53£-4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£57£78£-20£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£59£32£27£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14*£22£31£-9£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£50£46£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£41£58£-17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11*£60£36£25£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10*£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/a0

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 15 years

www.spearheadtrust.org.uk

dotforster@spearheadtrust.org.uk

01214333532

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Accommodation/Housing
  • Amateur Sport
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • Human Rights/Religious Or Racial Harmony/Equality Or Diversity
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Grant-making foundations
How it operates
  • Acts as an umbrella or resource body
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 7 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£33,840
Birmingham City Council£14,300
Heart Of England Community Foundation£10,000
DCMS£10,000
Sport England£5,675
CAF£3,600
The Foyle Foundation£3,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid-19 Support
£10,000 19/03/2021
6
The group will use the funding to provide a befriending service for people who are socially isolated. This will help vulnerable people who have been particularly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to The Spearhead Trust at Bells Farmhouse
£5,000 04/03/2021
The grant would pay for the befriender salary, volunteer expenses for those working on the food service as well as telephone costs for the befriending service and internet and electricity for the ....more
Birmingham City Council - Gardening and Food Parcels for the Over 50s
£10,000 02/02/2021
Helping vulnerable residents to maintain their gardens.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£10,000 23/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
Heart Of England Community Foundation - Grant to The Spearhead Trust at Bells Farmhouse
£5,000 19/06/2020
2
The grant will pay for food, storage and volunteer expenses
CAF - Grant to The Spearhead Trust at Bells Farmhouse
£3,600 17/06/2020
3
Grant to The Spearhead Trust at Bells Farmhouse to support the organisation through COVID19
Birmingham City Council - Gardening and Food Bank Delivery for Over 50s
£4,300 05/06/2020
Garden Maintenance and food delivery for over 50s
National Lottery Community Fund - Covid 19
£13,840 15/05/2020
9
The funding will be used to deliver emergency hot meals to people in the community Druid's Heath which is one of the poorest areas in the UK. The project addresses complex social issues within the ....more
Sport England - COVID-19 CEF
£5,675 07/05/2020
4
Funding under Sport England's COVID-19 Community Emergency Fund funding programme for a Revenue project titled COVID-19 CEF. This project lists its main activity as Sport participation and capacity ....more
The Foyle Foundation - Small Grants
£3,000 20/09/2019
towards a general donation
National Lottery Community Fund - Community Support
£10,000 25/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to run housing, benefit and family support sessions and a breakfast club for local residents. The project aims to improve people's mental wellbeing and helping to address the ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Spearhead - Women Together Project
£10,000 30/08/2017
12
This group will use the funding to employ engagement workers who will work with women from vulnerable backgrounds and experiencing issues such as domestic violence. This will help them to receive ....more
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards a summer playscheme
£250 06/06/2016
Towards a summer playscheme.
Lloyds Bank Foundation - Grant to The Spearhead Trust at Bells Farmhouse
£35,000 29/05/2014
The charity supports residents of the Druids Heath area by supporting social inclusion through reducing barriers to a range of services including youth work, over 60's lunch club, family support ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed

Age Range of Trustees: 62-89
  • JOHN COLE Appointed: 2009, Occupation: Maintenance Worker
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 30/06/2009, number: 1130428
  • Registered at Companies House on 08/01/2009, number: 06786567
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR22: 14 days late, AR21: 59 days late, AR14: 14 days late, AR11: 4 days late, AR10: 39 days late,
Main office

Bells Farm Community Centre
Bells Farm Close
BIRMINGHAM
B14 5QP

Objectives

1 TO FURTHER OR BENEFIT THE RESIDENTS OF DRUIDS HEATH AND SURROUNDING AREA, WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID RESIDENTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS.IN FURTHERANCE OF THESE OBJECTS BUT NOT OTHERWISE, THE TRUSTEES SHALL HAVE POWER TO ESTABLISH OR SECURE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A COMMUNITY CENTRE AND TO MAINTAIN OR MANAGE OR COOPERATE WITH ANY STATUTORY AUTHORITY IN THE MAINTENANCE AND MANAGEMENT OF SUCH A CENTRE FOR ACTIVITIES PROMOTED BY THE CHARITY IN FURTHERANCE OF THE ABOVE OBJECTS.2 TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND HELP YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGHA THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFEB PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

DRUIDS HEATH AND SURROUNDING AREA

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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