Finance Score: -1
Governance Score: -6
Support Score: 4
  • Spending declining: -1
  • No PartB
  • All male board: -3
  • Multiple returns filed late: -3
  • Overall weighted support: +4
Overall GiG Score: -3 ?

THE SPARKLE ACADEMY

To promote close co-operation and communication between parents, teachers and the communityto study and discuss matters of mutual interest relating to the education and welfare of pupilsto engage in activites which support and advance the education of pupils attending school and well beingOur activities now include supporting the other schools
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Why is the Board completely male?
  • Over half the Board have joined recently
  • Returns have been filed late on 3 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Financial issues to consider:

  • Spending is declining
  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/07/23£0£0£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/22*£31£51£-20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/21*£126£124£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/20*£126£95£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/19£43£43£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/18£43£33£10n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/17£23£23£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/16£28£28£-1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/15£17£16£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/07/14£11£13£-2n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 12 years

www.thesparkleacademy.co.uk

leighyates@hotmail.co.uk

01326554288

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
?
Listed activities
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Primary schools
How it operates
  • Provides other finance
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Cornwall,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Cornwall Community Foundation - Multi year grants
£5,000 20/04/2022
The organization fosters cooperation among parents, teachers, and the community to enhance student education and well-being. They engage in activities supporting pupils' education and welfare, including initiatives addressing school poverty relief.
National Lottery Community Fund - Project inclusive
£10,000 22/10/2020
12
The funding will be used to purchase a mobile therapy unit to provide mental health support and food to LGBTQ disabled and older people during the pandemic. The project will target those living in rural areas who are experiencing isolation with no ....more
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
£10,000 19/06/2020
6
To provide petrol, food and toiletries along with the fruit and vegetables they get free.
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
£5,000 22/04/2020
2
To purchase food for food parcels and fuel costs to deliver the food parcels.
Cornwall Community Foundation - In response to Covid 19
£3,000 03/04/2020
3
To purchase food for food parcels and fuel costs to deliver the food parcels.
National Lottery Community Fund - Foundation Freedom
£49,210 17/12/2019
12
Funding will be used to address food poverty and rural isolation to people across 16 remote villages in the Lizard area. It will cover vehicle costs to collect and deliver food and provide outreach activities.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • DAVID JAMES WYER Appointed: 2022
  • LEIGH YATES (Chair) Appointed: 2013
  • NICK DOW Appointed: 2022
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 15/04/2013, number: 1151655
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; AR22: 34 days late, AR21: 393 days late, AR20: 642 days late,
Main office

33 St. Peters Way
Porthleven
HELSTON
TR13 9AY

Objectives

TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF PUPILS IN THE SCHOOL AND HELSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE IN PARTICULAR BY: 1) DEVELOPING EFFECTIVE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN THE STAFF PARENTS AND OTHERS ASSOCIATED WITH THE SCHOOL; 2) ENGAGING IN ACTIVITIES OR PROVIDING FACILITIES OR EQUIPMENT WHICH SUPPORT THE SCHOOLS AND ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUPILS.?

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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