Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 6

Strong growth: +2
Deficit latest year: -2
No PartB

No conflicts policy: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +3

Overall GiG Score: 8

SPARKFISH

The Charity provides schools ministry on behalf of local churches. This involves leading and co-ordinating visits to primary and secondary schools to support and provide:- collective worship- Religious Education lessons- PSHE and Citizenship lessons- extra-curricular clubs- pastoral support for students- professional support for staff

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Income was lower than spending in the latest year

Established: 13 years

www.sparkfish.org.uk

office@sparkfish.org.uk

01737789100

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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
31/12/22	£126	£148	£-22	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/12/21	£117	£128	£-11	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	20
31/12/20	£116	£92	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/19	£83	£77	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	60
31/12/18	£74	£65	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	4
31/12/17	£53	£60	£-7	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/16	£70	£67	£3	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/15	£70	£56	£13	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/14	£53	£55	£-2	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/13	£61	£48	£12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/12	£40	£35	£5	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/12/11	£39	£32	£8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
Religious Activities

How it operates

Provides human resources

Where it operates

Surrey,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
50 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
Community Foundation for Surrey - Drawing and Talking Therapy - St Matthew's School Redhill
£6,000	17/10/2022	Funding towards 'Drawing and Talking' therapy sessions for primary school pupils in Reigate and Banstead.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Supporting mental health and well-being in Secondary Schools
£1,500	26/08/2022	Funding towards the salary costs, to enable a youth worker to be based at a different school each week day.
Joseph Rank Trust - Sparkfish, Redhill
£22,500	14/10/2021	To fund the running costs of the charity
Community Foundation for Surrey - Drawing and Talking Therapy - St Matthew's School Redhill
£6,000	19/07/2021 11	Funding for 'Drawing and Talking' therapy session for primary school pupils in Reigate and Banstead
Community Foundation for Surrey - Supporting mental health & well-being in Secondary Schools
£10,000	19/07/2021 12	Funding to provide counselling and mental wellbeing support to young people in secondary schools
Community Foundation for Surrey - COVID19 - Mental Wellbeing
£25,000	03/09/2020 12	Funding toward the salary cost of youth workers, for an organisation that works with schools to support students with their mental health, during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Drawing and Talking
£6,000	29/07/2020 12	Funding toward a project that builds the confidence of children through drawing and talking, by a charity based in Reigate and Banstead.
Community Foundation for Surrey - Draw and Talk - Child Centred Therapy
£6,000	16/07/2019 10	Draw and Talk – Child Centred Therapy
Community Foundation for Surrey - Draw and Talk - Child-Centred Therapy
£6,000	15/03/2018 12	Drawing and Talking therapy sessions to support children and young people who have suffered trauma or have underlying emotional difficulties affecting their mental health and well-being.

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How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

EDWARD NEWTON Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: REDHILL METHODIST CHURCH,

LESLIE JOHN JACKSON (Chair) Appointed: 2020

PAUL GORDON TAYLOR, Other trusteeship: THE SOCIETY OF THE FRIENDS OF HOLY TRINITY REDHILL,

REV ALISON JUDITH ELSON Appointed: 2021, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PETER, WOODMANSTERNE,

SUSAN HERMIONE PUZEY

SUSAN JOAN LAND Appointed: 2018

THE VENERABLE MOIRA ANNE ELIZABETH ASTIN Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeships: COLLEGE OF ST BARNABAS, THE SOUTH LONDON CHURCH FUND AND SOUTHWARK DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE, REGINALD BAKER CHARITABLE TRUST, THE ECCLESIASTICAL LAW SOCIETY,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 05/01/2011, number: 1139684

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

12 returns made; all on time

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from PROJECTS INTERNATIONAL on 28/07/2019

Main office

St John's Church & Community Centre
Church Road
Redhill
Surrey
RH1 6QA

Objectives

4. THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE:4.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SURREY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE TRUST4.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN SURREY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Defined Area of Benefit:

THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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