Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 6

Support Score: 9

No PartB

Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 15

SPEAR BRIGHTON TRUST

Spear inspires and helps unemployed young people overcome disadvantage by focusing on the key issues that help them to succeed in work: attitude, confidence and qualification. 1) Spear Foundation, involves 90 hours of face-to-face coaching over six weeks and 2) Spear Career lasts a year and provides mentorship and coaching in finding and staying in work.

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 have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
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

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?

Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/08/23		£141,903	£150,643	£-8,740	60
31/08/22		£183,032	£136,339	£46,693	30
31/08/21		£169,571	£142,143	£27,428	20
31/08/20	*	£160,438	£113,711	£46,727	20
31/08/19		£146,908	£112,625	£34,283	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 6 years

https://spearbrighton.org/

hello@spearbrighton.org

01273 311640

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Technical, vocational and continuing education

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides services

Where it operates

Brighton And Hove,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
60 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

The Clothworkers Foundation	£43,000
Sussex Community Foundation	£23,000
Henry Smith Charity	£2,500

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Brighton Trust
£5,000	17/11/2023	Funding was provided to enable them to support young people through the Spear Programme.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Brighton
£10,000	11/11/2022	Funding was provided for a contribution towards core running costs,
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Spear Brighton
£43,000	28/04/2022	towards core costs to support the work outlined in your application
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Spear Brighton
£2,500	07/12/2021 12	towards one year's running costs of an organisation providing support for young people, aged 16-24, from disadvantaged communities in Brighton.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Brighton Trust
£5,000	16/07/2021 12	Funding was provided to cover the cost of salaries and resources.
Sussex Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Brighton Trust
£3,000	24/03/2020 11	Funding was provided for staff costs.
The Blagrave Trust - Spear Brighton
£20,000	21/03/2019	Spear Brighton

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 8/9 persons

EMMA-LOUISE JANE HENDRICKS Appointed: 2021

JAMES PATRICK STINSON Appointed: 2019

OLIVER JOHN HAYAKAWA Appointed: 2021

SAMANTHA ANN BREWER (Chair) Appointed: 2018

SARA ELIZABETH MARSDEN-KING Appointed: 2018

TOLUWA OYELEYE Appointed: 2022, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER,

CHARLIE COATES Appointed: 2024, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER,

LESLIE TAYLOR Appointed: 2018, Other trusteeship: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHITEHAWK,

REV DANIEL MILLEST Appointed: 2023, Other trusteeships: THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF WHITEHAWK,

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 12/07/2018, number: 1179174

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Social media policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Volunteer management

Filing Record

5 returns made; AR20: 5 days late,

Main office

57 Crescent Drive North
BRIGHTON
BN2 6SL

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE 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 AND AROUND BRIGHTON & HOVE BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT, 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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