# BETHNAL GREEN SPEAR TRUST

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1159691
- **Other names:** BGST
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Dec. 19, 2014
- **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=1159691


## Contact

- **Address:** THE VICARAGE, ST. PETER'S CLOSE, LONDON
- **Postcode:** E2 7AE
- **Phone:** 020 3475 0432
- **Email:** hello@spearbethnalgreen.org
- **Website:** http://www.resurgo.org.uk/spear/



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

- Hackney
- Tower Hamlets



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug. 31, 2024 | — | — | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2023 | — | — | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2022 | £93208 | £98589 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2021 | £89673 | £85362 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2020 | £96965 | £98888 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2019 | £106571 | £107201 | — | — |
| Aug. 31, 2018 | £92799 | £101056 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **Ohara Joy Smith** (Chair) — appointed March 5, 2023
- JUNIOR BAYODE — appointed Jan. 9, 2018
- Paul Rablen — appointed Oct. 3, 2017