# SPARK COMMUNITY SPACE

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1191751
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** CIO
- **Registered:** Oct. 9, 2020
- **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=1191751


## Contact

- **Address:** Unit 12, The Pompey Centre, Fratton Way, SOUTHSEA, Hampshire
- **Postcode:** PO4 8SL
- **Phone:** 02394217141
- **Email:** info@sparkcommunityspace.co.uk
- **Website:** www.sparkcommunityspace.co.uk



## Activities

**Objects:** TO PROMOTE SOCIAL INCLUSION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT PREVENTING PEOPLE FROM BECOMING SOCIALLY EXCLUDED RELIEVING THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED AND ASSISTING THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY AND TO DO SO THROUGH THE OPERATION OF A COMMUNITY FACILITY IN HAMPSHIRE PROVIDING PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR ENGAGEMENT AND REINTEGRATION.FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS CLAUSE ‘SOCIALLY EXCLUDED’ MEANS BEING EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY, OR PARTS OF SOCIETY AS A RESULT OF ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING FACTORS: UNEMPLOYMENT, YOUTH OR OLD AGE, ILL HEALTH (PHYSICAL OR MENTAL), DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE OR ETHNICITY, DISABILITY, POOR EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT,  RELATIONSHIP AND FAMILY BREAKDOWN, CRIME, (EITHER AS A VICTIM OR AN OFFENDER REHABILITATING INTO SOCIETY) .

**Activities:** Spark Community Space is there to help people who feel socially isolated find a safe space, through our charity shop and cafe, where they can feel a sense of belonging and acceptance and develop their self-worth. We offer people the chance to volunteer and receive training that might help them get  back into society, as well as providing a place where anyone can make new friends, chat, play games.

**Area of benefit:** LOCAL




## Classification

- **How:** Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Disability, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, The General Public/mankind



## Areas of operation

- Hampshire



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 31, 2025 | £162009 | £167178 | — | — |
| March 31, 2024 | £265296 | £136109 | — | — |
| March 31, 2023 | £100860 | £69559 | — | — |
| March 31, 2022 | £64172 | £25110 | — | — |



## Trustees

- Harriet Kathryn Layfield — appointed Jan. 15, 2023
- Jackie Evans — appointed Sept. 5, 2021
- Louise Mant — appointed June 1, 2020
- Rebecca Simmons — appointed June 1, 2020