## **Trustees’ Annual Report for the period**
**From Period start date: 31[st] March 2024 To Period end date: 31[st] March 2025**
## **Charity name: The Spark Charity**
## **Charity registration number: 1195226**
## **Objectives and Activities**
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|Summary of the purposes of
the charity as set out in its
governing document|Para 1.17|The SPARK charity seeks to empower, educate
and sponsor women through regular seminars
and online discussions, sponsorship, social
activities, mentoring, therapy, education and
self-care activities|
|Summary of the main
activities in relation to those
purposes for the public
benefit, in particular, the
activities, projects or
services identified in the
accounts.|Para 1.17 and
1.19|To provide or assist in the provision of services
and facilities that rehabilitate women facing
these issues such as therapy, counselling and
mentoring services, which may have affected
their mental state or self-belief. These services
will allow the CIO to effectively help these
individuals with the object of improving their
quality of life.|
|Statement confirming
whether the trustees have
had regard to the guidance
issued by the Charity
Commission on public
benefit|Para 1.18|**We can confirm that the trustees have**
**had regard to the guidance issued by**
**the Charity Commission on public**
**benefit**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
## You may choose to include further statements where relevant about:
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SORP reference||
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|Policy on grant making|Para 1.38|Policy update annually reviewed and read
by all trustees|
|Policy on social investment
including program related
investment|Para 1.38||
|Contribution made by
volunteers|Para 1.38|Policy update annually reviewed and read
by all trustees|
Other
## **Achievements and Performance**
SORP reference **N/a** Summary of the main Para 1.20 achievements of the charity, identifying the difference the charity’s work has made to the circumstances of its beneficiaries and any wider benefits to society as a whole.
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Achievements against
objectives set|
Para 1.41|
**N/a**|
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|Performance of fundraising
activities against objectives
set|Para 1.41|**N/a**|
|Investment performance
against objectives|Para 1.41|**N/a**|
|Other|||
## **Financial Review**
|**Financial Review**|||
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|Review of the charity’s
financial position at the end
of the period|Para 1.21|**N/a**|
|Statement explaining the
policy for holding reserves
stating why they are held|Para 1.22|**N/a**|
|Amount of reserves held|Para 1.22|**0**|
|Reasons for holding zero
reserves|Para 1.22|**No income**|
|Details of fund materially in
deficit|Para 1.24|**0**|
|Explanation of any
uncertainties about the
charity continuing as a going
concern|Para 1.23|**No uncertainties - the charity will**
**continue to operate this year.**|
## **Additional information (optional)**
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The charity’s principal
sources of funds (including
any fundraising)|
Para 1.47|
**N/a**|
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|Investment policy and
objectives including any
social investment policy
adopted|Para 1.46|**yes**|
|A description of the principal
risks facing the charity|Para 1.46|**Funding, sensitivity to subjects, risk to**
**people who are in DV situations and**
**need help to leave.**|
|Other|||
## **Structure, Governance and Management**
|Description of charity’s
trusts:|||
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|Type of governing document
(trust deed, royal charter)|Para 1.25|**trust**|
|How is the charity
constituted?
(e.g unincorporated
association, CIO)|Para 1.25|**CIO**|
|Trustee selection methods
including details of any
constitutional provisions e.g.
election to post or name of
any person or body entitled
to appoint one or more
trustees|Para 1.25|**Elections/ interview**|
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Policies and procedures
adopted for the induction
and training of trustees|
Para 1.51||
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|The charity’s organisational
structure and any wider
network with which the
charity works|Para 1.51||
|Relationship with any related
parties|Para 1.51||
|Other|||
## **Reference and Administrative details**
|Charity name|The SPARK Charity|
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|Other name the charity uses|SPARK|
|Registered charitynumber|**1195226**|
|Charity’s principal address|Hart House
Kimpton Road
LU2 OLB|
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**year**|**Name of person (or body) entitled**
**to appoint trustee (ifany)**|
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||Clair Merchant||Wholeyear|Danielle Abraham|
||Adedayo
Akintujoye||Whole year|Danielle Abraham|
||Danielle Abraham||Wholeyear|Clair Merchant|
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– Corporate trustees names of the directors at the date the report was approved **Director name Danielle Abraham**
## Name of trustees holding title to property belonging to the charity
**Trustee name Dates acted if not for whole year**
## **Funds held as custodian trustees on behalf of others**
Description of the assets 0 held in this capacity
Name and objects of the N/a charity on whose behalf the assets are held and how this falls within the custodian charity’s objects Details of arrangements for N/a safe custody and segregation of such assets from the charity’s own assets
## **Additional information (optional)**
## **Names and addresses of advisers (Optional information)**
**Type of Name Address adviser**
## **Name of chief executive or names of senior staff members (Optional information)**
## **Exemptions from disclosure**
Reason for non-disclosure of key personnel details
## **Other optional information**
## **Declarations**
**The trustees declare that they have approved the trustees’ report above.**
**Signed on behalf of the charity’s trustees**
**Signature(s)**
**Full name(s)** Danielle Abraham
**Position (eg Secretary,** Chair **Chair, etc)**
**Date**
04/012026