# SOCIETY FOR THE PROMOTION AND ADVANCEMENT OF ROMANY CULTURE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1127000
- **Other names:** SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF ROMANY CULTURE, SPARC
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** Dec. 1, 2008
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1127000


## Contact

- **Address:** 16 Metz Bridge Court, Riverside Park Road, Middlesbrough
- **Postcode:** TS2 1NL
- **Phone:** 01642205321
- **Email:** emily-clarke@btconnect.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1. TO PROMOTE EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:A. PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROM DIVERSEBACKGROUNDS IN PARTICULAR BY PROMOTING STRONGER TIES BETWEEN THE ROMANY ANDTRAVELLER COMMUNITIES AND THE WIDER PUBLICB. ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY IN PARTICULARBY PROMOTING UNDERSTANDING OF THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF ROMANY AND TRAVELLERCOMMUNITIES2. TO PROMOTE EDUCATION OF ROMANY AND TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES3. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ROMANY AND TRAVELLER COMMUNITIES IN PARTICULAR BUT NOTEXCLUSIVELY BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND HELP TO ACCESS BENEFITS AND SERVICES"THE AREA OF BENEFIT OF THE ASSOCIATION SHALL PRIMARILY BE WITHIN THE UNITARY AUTHORITYBOUNDARIES OF MIDDLESBOROUGH, STOCKTON, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND AND HARTLEPOOL."

**Activities:** Our main aim is to improve the welfare of fellow Gypsies and Travellers by facilitating them to live full and purposeful lives and enabling them to contribute to the well being of their communities. We actively address the discrimination experienced by Romany Gypsies and Travellers and encourage the wider general public to understand and celebrate our Romany Gypsy Traveller culture and heritage.

**Area of benefit:** MIDDLESBOROUGH, STOCKTON, REDCAR AND CLEVELAND AND HARTLEPOOL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Accommodation/housing, Religious Activities, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport, Environment/conservation/heritage, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, Other Defined Groups, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hartlepool
- Middlesbrough
- Redcar And Cleveland
- Stockton-on-tees



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | — | — | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | — | — | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | — | — | — | — |
| March 31, 2021 | — | — | — | — |
| March 31, 2017 | £29351 | £19183 | — | — |
| March 31, 2016 | £39525 | £35830 | — | — |
| March 31, 2015 | £50724 | £51302 | — | — |
| March 31, 2014 | £65363 | £67958 | — | — |
| March 31, 2013 | £36812 | £51077 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **JAMES JOSETH** (Chair) — appointed March 27, 2015
- ANNIE FARROW — appointed March 27, 2015
- Craig Wright — appointed March 27, 2015
- MALISSA Wright — appointed March 27, 2015
- Santilla Farrow — appointed March 27, 2015