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Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: -3
Support Score: 5
  • No PartB
  • No volunteer policy: -2
  • No conflicts policy: -1
  • Large volunteer base +3
  • Overall weighted support: +2
Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

SPEAR BRISTOL

Bristol Spear oversees the running of the Spear Centre in Bristol. In joint venture partnership with Resurgo Trust, Bristol Spear runs a free twelve-month programme beginning with an intensive six-week foundation phase aimed at getting disadvantaged young people (16-24) year olds ready for work, followed by support to find work or relevant further training.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
  • The charity has received modest backing from several prominent grant makers recently

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
  • This charity does not have a Conflict of Interests policy

Financial issues to consider:

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

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
Deficit		 Volun-
teers
31/08/23£175£148£27n/a
31/08/22£137£113£24n/a
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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 3 years

https://spear-bristol.org/

hello@spearbristol.co.uk

01179736524

Charity Commission for England and Wales
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Other education support
How it operates
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Bristol City, Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Wiltshire,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities

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
Quartet Community Foundation - Grant to Spear Bristol
£5,000 04/05/2022
To support up to ninety 16-24 year olds facing significant barriers to employment to attend a six week work readiness course and to find and stay in work.
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to Spear Bristol
£1,500 23/02/2022
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (11)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • ANDREW STREET Appointed: 2021
  • ANNA GENE WRIGHT Appointed: 2021
  • CAROLINE JOWETT-IVE Appointed: 2024
  • DANIEL HAUSTEAD Appointed: 2023
  • DR ALAN GRAHAM STUART Appointed: 2021
  • PADDY SYKES Appointed: 2021
  • REV PAUL JONATHAN LANGHAM Appointed: 2021
  • SAMUEL ASHLEY JOHN WRIGHT (Chair) Appointed: 2021
  • SOLOMON HARDY Appointed: 2022
  • SOPHIE BROOKS Appointed: 2021
  • TONY CONDON Appointed: 2023
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 14/09/2021, number: 1195810
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Filing Record
2 returns made; all on time
Main office

Christ Church Office
Linden Gate
Clifton Down Road
BRISTOL
BS8 4AH

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 BRISTOL 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. NOTHING IN THIS CONSTITUTION SHALL AUTHORISE AN APPLICATION OF THE PROPERTY OF THE CIO FOR THE PURPOSES WHICH ARE NOT CHARITABLE IN ACCORDANCE WITH [SECTION 7 OF THE CHARITIES AND TRUSTEE INVESTMENT (SCOTLAND) ACT 2005] AND [SECTION 2 OF THE CHARITIES ACT (NORTHERN IRELAND) 2008]

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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