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Creative Sparkworks

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1146863
Status
Registered
Registered
April 12, 2012
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
157 Lambeth Walk
Lambeth
London
SE11 6EE

Activities

We deliver visual art, film & media. craft, skills & employment training courses to unemployed young adults, young offenders, economically & socially disadvantaged local residents & mental health service users. Our activities are tailored to meet the needs of our client base: film making, murals, printmaking, ceramics & mosaics.

Objects: 1) To Advance Young People In Life, Especially But Not Exclusively Through Accredited Educational Creative Activities, So As To Develop Their Capabilities That They May Grow To Full Maturity As Individuals And Members Of Society; 2)To Promote The Rehabilitation Of Young Offenders And Those Young People At Risk Of Offending By Educating Such People In The Arts With The Aim Of Assisting Such People To Re-Integrate Into The Community And To Provide Them With Skills To Help Them Find Employment And Rehabilitate Themselves; 3)To Promote Social Inclusion For The Public Benefit By Preventing People From Becoming Socially Excluded, Relieving The Needs Of Those People Who Are Socially Excluded And Assisting Them To Integrate Into Society. For The Purpose Of This Clause ‘Socially Excluded’ Means Being Excluded From Society, Or Parts Of Society, As A Result Of One Of More Of The Following Factors: Unemployment; Financial Hardship; Youth Or Old Age; Ill Health (Physical Or Mental); Substance Abuse Or Dependency Including Alcohol And Drugs; Discrimination On The Grounds Of Sex, Race, Disability, Ethnic Origin, Religion, Belief, Creed, Sexual Orientation Or Gender Re-Assignment; Poor Educational Or Skills Attainment; Relationship And Family Breakdown; Poor Housing (That Is Housing That Does Not Meet Basic Habitable Standards; Crime (Either As A Victim Of Crime Or As An Offender Rehabilitating Into Society).

Classification

How
Provides Human Resources, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services
What
Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Croydon, Hackney, Lambeth, Lewisham, Southwark, Wandsworth

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Aug. 2, 2025 £63,578 £80,104
Aug. 2, 2024 £77,898 £65,830
Aug. 2, 2023 £103,708 £110,229
Aug. 2, 2022 £115,335 £129,268
Aug. 2, 2021 £92,711 £100,143

Trustees

Name Appointed
Sylvia Edwards (Chair) July 5, 2023
Adrian James Jones Nov. 28, 2017
Ayo Bodunrin March 5, 2024
John Palfrey-Smith Dec. 4, 2023
Karen McCormick April 29, 2019
Mark Crowhurst June 24, 2024
Shubham Maurya March 5, 2024
Sylvia Edwards July 5, 2023
Zahra Malik March 5, 2021
Zainab Abrar March 5, 2021