Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 8
  • No PartB
    • Large volunteers +3
    • Grant maker support: +5
    Overall GiG Score: 8 ?

    BOURNEMOUTH SPEAR TRUST 

    Bournemouth Spear Trust acts for the benefit of the public and within a Christian ethos, to act as a resourcefor young people between the ages of 16 to 24 living in and around Bournemouth by providing advice,assistance and support, educational programmes and other activities.
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    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

    Financial issues to consider:

    • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
    Established: 4 years

    https://www.lovechurch.org.uk/spear

    hello@spearbournemouth.org

    01202241077

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    Financial Data ?

    Income & Spending ?
    Sources of Income ?
    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/08/23£89,297£97,730£-8,43320
    31/08/22£135,669£113,898£21,77116
    31/08/21£88,421£86,413£2,00810
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
    How it operates
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Bournemouth,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People
    • People With Disabilities
    Who works here?
    • Unknown number of employees
    • 20 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
    National Lottery Community Fund - The Spear Programme - Bournemouth
    £65,075 24/11/2022
    The funding will support Bournemouth Spear Trust (BST) to coach 16–24-year-olds facing disadvantage get into work or education. The project aims to support young people to overcome the barriers ....more
    Dorset Community Foundation - Spear Programme
    £5,000 10/02/2022
    Supporting new charity offering nationally recognised programme to provide employment support for young people

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (7)
    Current Trustees appointed
    Gender Split

    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 08/09/2020, number: 1191197
    Gift Aid
    • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
    Policies in force
    • 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
    • Investment
    • Paying staff
    • Risk management
    • Safeguarding policy and procedures
    • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
    • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
    • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
    • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
    • Volunteer management
    Filing Record
    3 returns made; all on time
    Main office

    St. Swithuns Church
    Gervis Road
    Bournemouth
    BH1 3ED

    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 BOURNEMOUTH 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.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving
    CharityBase
    Authorised officials of this charity can add information to this page (including a Donate Now button) for no cost

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