Overall GiG Score: 12 ?
Finance Score: -2
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 8
  • Low unrestricted reserves: -2
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +8

THE SPRINGFIELD PROJECT 

The activities of the charity are as follows:Play & StayChildren's GroupsNurseryFamily SupportTraining CoursesEmployment SupportBenefits AdvicePregnancy SupportParenting Support
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • Unrestricted reserves appear to be dangerously low at the latest year end
Established: 14 years

www.springfieldproject.org.uk

info@springfieldproject.org.uk

0121 777 2722

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UN SDGs
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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
31/03/23£1,717£1,512£205£0£660£3212.5580
31/03/22£1,265£1,458£-193£0£455£3903.27780
31/03/21£1,337£1,303£34£0£649£4744.46280
31/03/20£1,304£1,236£68£0£614£4424.340100
31/03/19£1,115£1,079£37£0£546£4775.360109
31/03/18£1,186£1,229£-43£0£509£4624.5510
31/03/17£1,098£1,106£-8£0£552£5245.7600
31/03/16£1,081£1,056£25£0£560£5476.2240
31/03/15£1,169£1,163£6£6£536£5125.3220
31/03/14£1,183£1,143£39£4£530£4965.2320
31/03/13£1,066£1,030£36£7£490£4565.3320
31/03/12£735£710£25£6£455£4337.3310
31/03/11*£475£472£3£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 0%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 0%
Highest pay band: Less than £60,000
Liabilities/Assets: 6%
Liabilities/Income: 3%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 49%
Reserves/Spending: 2.5 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 5 months
Quick Ratio: 9.2
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Amateur Sport
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Religious Activities
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who works here?
  • 58 employees
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Birmingham City,

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
Youth Music£299,194
National Lottery Community Fund£281,414
Garfield Weston Foundation£20,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Sparkhill – A Child-Friendly Neighbourhood
£271,513 25/11/2022
The funding will help to develop services for children and young people in the Sparkhill community. The organisation provides a safe and welcoming space in which people from diverse backgrounds come ....more
Youth Music - Sounds of Play
£150,000 13/10/2022
Sounds of Play
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 17/07/2020
Core Costs
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative English
£9,901 11/07/2019
12
The funding will be used to deliver English language workshops, which aims to improve participants' communication skills.
Youth Music - Birmingham Early Years Music Consortium - Music Project
£149,194 10/05/2019
Birmingham Early Years Music Consortium - Music Project
BBC Children in Need - Grant to The Springfield Project
£23,164 15/03/2019
36
This project will provide a play scheme in a deprived area of Birmingham. The project aims to improve relationships with others, provide access to safe spaces and improve children’s emotional ....more
National Lottery Community Fund - Creative Community
£9,972 14/02/2018
12
This project will provide creative arts, textiles and jewellery-making workshops to develop local people’s skills, friendships and wellbeing. Participants will create a piece of public art to help ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (8)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

Age Range of Trustees: 45-74
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 16/03/2010, number: 1134977
  • Registered at Companies House on 01/05/2008, number: 06582318
Gift Aid
  • 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
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
13 returns made; AR11: 11 days late,
Main office

THE SPRINGFIELD CENTRE
SPRINGFIELD ROAD
MOSELEY
BIRMINGHAM
B13 9NY

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE TO PROVIDE CARE AND SUPPORT TO INDIVIDUALS, CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES IN THE PARISH OF SPRINGFIELD, ITS SURROUNDING AREAS AND ACROSS THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE TENETS OF THE CHRISTIAN FAITH AS UNDERSTOOD BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PROVISION OF SPIRITUAL AND OTHER SUPPORT, ADVICE, SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR EDUCATION AND RECREATION WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE FOR THE RESIDENTS. PROVIDED THAT THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY SHALL BE DELIVERED WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF AGE, SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, MENTAL CAPACITY, RACE, CREED OR COLOUR OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINION; THAT THE FREEDOM OF PEOPLE OF ALL FAITHS OR NONE TO HOLD AND TO EXPRESS THEIR BELIEFS AND CONVICTIONS RESPECTFULLY AND FREELY, WITHIN THE LIMITS OF THE UK LAW, IS ACKNOWLEDGED; AND THAT OUR CHRISTIAN FAITH OR BELIEF SHALL NOT BE IMPOSED ON OTHERS.

Defined Area of Benefit:

SPRINGFIELD, BIRMINGHAM

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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