Overall GiG Score: 23 ?
Finance Score: 10
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Good reserves management: +3
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Fundraising costs low: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +10

SPADEWORK LIMITED 

Spadework is a charity that enables people to be more independent, feel less isolated and live happier, healthier and more fulfilling lives. Working in the heart of their community, they provide a wide range of meaningful opportunities for adults with learning and other disabilities, for those living with dementia and for people experiencing problems with their mental health.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • Reserves management has been consistently within official guidelines
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • Fundraising costs are unusually low relative to funds raised
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • This charity is not recognised by HMRC for Gift Aid according to its latest published return
Established: 39 years

www.spadework.org.uk

info@spadework.org.uk

01732870002

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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
31/12/22£1,737£1,805£-68£27£958£9356.23436
31/12/21£1,616£1,628£-13£23£1,079£1,0497.73232
31/12/20£2,385£1,780£605£10£1,092£1,03773789
31/12/19£1,258£1,078£180£6£487£3854.33941
31/12/18£890£862£28£4£307£2433.43242
31/12/17£741£781£-40£4£278£1832.8170
31/12/16£773£768£5£6£318£2173.4190
31/12/15£772£743£29£10£313£2243.6190
31/12/14£762£757£5£13£284£2103.3180
31/12/13£771£749£22£13£279£1933.1180
31/12/12£736£728£9£25£256£1662.7180
31/12/11£708£730£-22£24£248£1592.6160
31/12/10£715£742£-27£21£270£1752.8230
31/12/09£700£718£-19£20£297£1983.3150
31/12/08£464£503£-39£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/07£400£452£-52£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/06£388£413£-26£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/05£374£393£-19£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/04£385£399£-14£0£0£0n/a00

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 3.2%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 1.5%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 6%
Highest pay band: £80,000-£90,000
Liabilities/Assets: 19%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 98%
Reserves/Spending: 6.2 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 0.8
Asset Split ?
What it does
  • Disability
  • Economic/Community Development/Employment
  • Education/Training
  • Environment/Conservation/Heritage
Who works here?
  • 34 employees
  • 36 volunteers
Who it helps
  • Other Defined Groups
  • People With Disabilities
How it operates
  • Other charitable activities
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Kent,

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
National Lottery Community Fund£559,306
DCMS£226,569
The Foyle Foundation£25,000
CAF£10,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£25,000 28/11/2023
towards the performing and creative arts programme for vulnerable adults in 2024
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spadework
£1,532 21/10/2023
We would like to raise funds to help us run our weekly Woodwork for Wellbeing activities.
National Lottery Community Fund - Meaningful opportunities for vulnerable adults at Spadework
£373,026 24/04/2023
Funding will be used to support adults with learning and other disabilities in Kent. Over 500 vulnerable adults aged between 18 and 65 years old will benefit from training learning and work ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spadework - Sowing the Seeds of Opportunity
£1,995 22/10/2022
We'd like to provide our trainees with sheltered space outdoors where they can take a moment – individually or in small groups – to enjoy some quiet time in the nature we have on site.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£226,569 18/09/2020
"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
CAF - Grant to Spadework
£10,000 15/04/2020
3
Grant to Spadework to support the organisation through COVID19
National Lottery Community Fund - Hortistore, Kitchen Improvements and Trainee Transport/Allowances
£186,280 31/01/2020
36
Spadework provides day care services and meaningful work experience for 100 vulnerable adults, aged between 18 and 65 years old. It offers opportunities to learn a variety of life skills in a safe ....more
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Spadework Ltd
£3,423 15/11/2019
We would like to refurbish the kitchen in our café. This will make it easier for the trainees to use and to learn new skills.
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Spadework
£15,000 18/01/2016
towards installing EPOS (electronic point of sale) equipment and purchasing a minibus for a charity which works with disabled people in West Malling
National Lottery Community Fund - A4A - New roof means we can expand our IT skills training facilities
£10,000 15/07/2015
12
The organisation will use the funding to re-roof the organisation’s building. This will enable the organisation to continue their work and expand the IT training sessions that they currently ....more
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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

Age Range of Trustees: 50-81
  • TONY YOUNG Appointed: 2011, Occupation: Accountant
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/02/1985, number: 291198
  • Registered at Companies House on 30/05/1984, number: 01820460
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
19 returns made; all on time
Main office

Spadework Ltd
Teston Road
Offham
WEST MALLING
Kent
ME19 5NA

Objectives

TO RAISE AND PROVIDE HELP ASSISTANCE FUNDS FACILITIES AND TRAINING FOR MENTALLY OR PHYSICALLY HANDICAPPED PERSONS. (FOR DETAILS SEE CLAUSE 3 OF MEMORANDUM OF ASSOCIATION.)

Defined Area of Benefit:

NOT DEFINED

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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