Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 7

Accounts filed more than 5 days late: -2 times
No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: 11

BETHNAL GREEN SPEAR TRUST

Bethnal Green Spear Trust runs pre-employment training courses for young people living in East London. The Spear Programme is a highly interactive, award-winning twelve-month programme that equips and supports disadvantaged 16 to 24 year olds to place them into long-term employment. 75% of Spear completers enter employment, education or training, and remain there a year later.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
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 and there are significant future grants due to be received
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender and dynamic in terms of composition

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 2 occasions over the last 5 years and the current period appears to have been extended

Established: 9 years

http://www.resurgo.org.uk/spear/

hello@spearbethnalgreen.org

020 3475 0432

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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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
31/08/22	*	£93	£99	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/21		£90	£85	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	50
31/08/20		£97	£99	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	90
31/08/19		£107	£107	£-1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	30
31/08/18	*	£93	£101	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	30
31/08/17		£86	£81	£6	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/16		£135	£88	£47	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/08/15		£65	£77	£-12	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Economic/Community Development/Employment
Education/Training
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Hackney, Tower Hamlets,

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
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bethnal Green Spear Trust
£100,000	23/09/2021 36	towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of the Centre Manager at a project providing support for young people aged 16-25 who are not in education or employment in the ....more towards three years' continuation funding of the salary and on costs of the Centre Manager at a project providing support for young people aged 16-25 who are not in education or employment in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Bethnal Green Spear Trust
£90,000	07/12/2017 36	towards three years' salary of the Centre Manager at a project providing support for young people in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets who are not in education or employment
Woodward Charitable Trust - Towards the cost of the Spear course for disadvantaged 16-24 year olds
£1,000	07/08/2015	Towards the cost of the Spear course for disadvantaged 16-24 year olds to help them into employment with the additional support of Life Coaches.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 6/7 persons

ANASTASIA ARGHYROU Appointed: 2021

JUNIOR BAYODE Appointed: 2018

JESSICA GRACE KELLY Appointed: 2021

OHARA JOY GRACE SMITH (Chair) Appointed: 2023

PAUL RABLEN Appointed: 2017

REV HEATHER MARY ANN ATKINSON Appointed: 2019

RIGHT REVEREND ADAM ATKINSON Appointed: 2014, Other trusteeship: THE CHELMSFORD DIOCESAN BOARD OF FINANCE,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 19/12/2014, number: 1159691

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Complaints handling
Conflicting interests
Paying staff
Risk management
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Volunteer management

Filing Record

8 returns made; AR22: 235 days late, AR18: 29 days late,

Main office

THE VICARAGE
ST. PETER'S CLOSE
LONDON
E2 7AE

Objectives

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 TO 24 LIVING IN EAST LONDON BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT AND ORGANISING EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:(A) HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE ADVANCE IN LIFE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO AND PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;(C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT, ENABLING YOUNG PEOPLE TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;(D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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