Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 2

No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +2

Overall GiG Score: 4

SPARKS PROJECT CIO

Supporting residents in disadvantaged areas to improve life chances & wellbeingCrisis support - Food, fuel, data, IAG, mental health & suicide preventionConnections - group sessions, wellbeing, crafting, walking, cooking and beach therapyCoaching - sessions with an inhouse Life CoachCounselling - sessions with an inhouse CounsellorCareers - supporting training & employment opportunities

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from a grant maker

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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 ?

Y/E		Income	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
31/10/23		£199,799	£158,159	£41,640	10

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 2 years

www.sparksproject.co.uk

info@sparksproject.co.uk

07701356900

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty

GiG Classification

Mental health and addiction

How it operates

Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides buildings/facilities/open space
Provides services

Where it operates

North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
Elderly/Old People
Other Defined Groups
People With Disabilities

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Two Ridings Community Foundation - Sparks Project CIC
£5,000	10/06/2022	Funding will support the general staffing costs of the organisation whilst they go through transitioning to a charity and enabling them to access more funding.

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

CHRISTINA BODEN Appointed: 2022

DR ASIF FIRFIREY Appointed: 2022

JANE SUSAN BAXTER Appointed: 2022

MICHAEL WHITELEY MR (Chair) Appointed: 2023

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 22/09/2022, number: 1200459

Gift Aid

NOT 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
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

1 returns made; all on time

Main office

Sparks Project CIO
30 Wreyfield Drive
Scarborough
YO12 6NN

Objectives

THE RELIEF OF CHARITABLE NEED ARISING BY REASON OF AGE, POOR MENTAL OR PHYSICAL HEALTH, DISABILITY OR OTHER SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DISADVANTAGE IN THE COMMUNITIES OF NORTH YORKSHIRE, BY PROVIDING PRACTICAL HANDS-ON SUPPORT AS WELL AS INFORMATION, COUNSELLING, ADVICE, GUIDANCE AND COACHING.

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