Finance Score: -2

Governance Score: -7

Support Score: 7

Multiple Deficits: -2
No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Very static board: -5

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +4

Overall GiG Score: -2

LONDON SPARK

We organise events to bring people together and let different communities meet their Polish neighbours. London Spark supports a Polish community through running Polish Citizens Advice Centre or cooperating with Polish Saturday Schools. It also promotes Polish culture by organising workshops or outdoor events.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
The Board composition appears to be very 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
On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending

Established: 8 years

http://www.londonspark.org.uk/

radek@saraint.co.uk

02088463606

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
31/03/23	*	£36	£41	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/22		£42	£47	£-5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/21		£41	£37	£4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/20		£26	£33	£-7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	6
31/03/19		£21	£25	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
31/03/18		£38	£29	£9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
31/03/17		£5	£3	£2	£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
General Charitable Purposes
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout London,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
10 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

London Borough of Hounslow	£10,000
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,950
DCMS	£9,950

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Parental Academy
£9,950	23/07/2021	The funding will be used to run parental skills workshops as well as support mental and physical health of Polish people living in West London. The project aims to help in the recovery of Polish ....more The funding will be used to run parental skills workshops as well as support mental and physical health of Polish people living in West London. The project aims to help in the recovery of Polish people in the community from Covid-19 improving confidence and mental and physical health.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,950	08/09/2020	"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 "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 operate, thereby reducing the burden on public services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to London Spark
£10,000	23/07/2020 6	To increase employability of Polish residents of Hounslow by providing advice, individual coaching and online training.
National Lottery Community Fund - Polish Heritage Day 2019
£6,950	26/04/2019 12	The project will organise a celebratory day time event for the local Polish community. The aim is to facilitate community integration, form strong local networks and raise awareness of cultural ....more The project will organise a celebratory day time event for the local Polish community. The aim is to facilitate community integration, form strong local networks and raise awareness of cultural diversity.
London Borough of Hounslow - Grant to London Spark
£5,800	27/02/2017 6	An arts based project which will help to build greater connections and understanding between the Polish and other communities in the borough.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)

Current Trustees appointed

MAREK WALCZAK Appointed: 2016

RADOSLAW STASZEWSKI Appointed: 2016

WLODZIMIERZ WOJCIECH WITKOWSKI (Chair) Appointed: 2016

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 01/03/2016, number: 1165809

Gift Aid

NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

Filing Record

7 returns made; AR23: 55 days late,

Main office

480 London Rd
10
Odeon Parade
LONDON

Objectives

1) TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT AMONG MEMBERS OF THE POLISH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY BY PREVENTING MEMBERS OF THAT COMMUNITY FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED, RELIEVING THEIR NEEDS AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY. FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PART OF SOCIETY, AS A RESULT OF BEING A MEMBER OF A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DEPRIVED COMMUNITY. 2) THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER, DISABILITY , SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSE BACKGROUNDS;(D) CULTIVATING A SENTIMENT IN FAVOUR OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY.3) TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT IN POLISH CULTURE, TRADITION AND HERITAGE.

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