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Bethnal Green Spear Trust

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Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1159691
Status
Registered
Registered
Dec. 19, 2014
Legal form
CIO

Address

Address
THE VICARAGE
ST. PETER'S CLOSE
LONDON
E2 7AE

Activities

Bethnal Green Spear Trust runs pre-employment training courses for young people living in East London. The Spear Programme is a highly interactive, award-winning twelve-month programme that equips and supports disadvantaged 16 to 24 year olds to place them into long-term employment. 75% of Spear completers enter employment, education or training, and remain there a year later.

Objects: The Object Of The CIO Is, 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 East London By Providing Advice, Assistance And Support And Organising 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.

Classification

How
Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
What
Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Economic/community Development/employment
Who
Children/young People

Areas of operation

Local Authority
Hackney, Tower Hamlets

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure
Aug. 31, 2024 — —
Aug. 31, 2023 — —
Aug. 31, 2022 £93,208 £98,589
Aug. 31, 2021 £89,673 £85,362
Aug. 31, 2020 £96,965 £98,888
Aug. 31, 2019 £106,571 £107,201
Aug. 31, 2018 £92,799 £101,056

Trustees

Name Appointed
Ohara Joy Smith (Chair) March 5, 2023
Junior Bayode Jan. 9, 2018
Paul Rablen Oct. 3, 2017