THE SPRING CHARITY

Registered charity 1121126 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPRING LANE OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB

The Charity's aims are to benefit families in the Northampton area by the provision of activities and facilities for care,leisure and recreation;to promote social welfare by improving the conditions of life,and to benefit the public at large but especially those who are disadvantaged due to their youth,age,financial hardship or social,health or economic circumstances.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Economic/community Development/employment · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£140k
Latest spending
£117k
Registered
2007
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £35,648, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £45,000. Despite this reduction, the trustees remain confident in the future and believe the charity holds sufficient funds to sustain planned projects and cover contingencies.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £36k; policy: £45,000)
The trustees' current policy is to hold reserves of £45,000, to ensure continuity of the Charity and to allow for restructuring if required. Unrestricted reserves held at the year end are £35,648 — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: One trustee was responsible for £nil (2024: £5,854) of room hire income for the year.
One trustee was responsible for £nil (2024: £5,854) of room hire income for the year. — page 21
During the year Trustees made donations of £500 to the charity. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: During the year Trustees made donations of £500 to the charity.
One trustee was responsible for £nil (2024: £5,854) of room hire income for the year. — page 21
During the year Trustees made donations of £500 to the charity. — page 21
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered titlein England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Northamptonshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/08/2025£140k£117k
31/08/2024£87k£76k
31/08/2023£67k£54k
31/03/2022£64k£42k
31/03/2021£56k£42k

Common questions

Is THE SPRING CHARITY financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves fell to £35,648, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of £45,000. Despite this reduction, the trustees remain confident in the future and believe the charity holds sufficient funds to sustain planned projects and cover contingencies. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SPRING CHARITY?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SPRING CHARITY as a grant recipient include NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£4k
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£1k

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund22/10/2020£9kSpring Charity Venture
The National Lottery Community Fund22/05/2020£9kCV19 Venture Response

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Spring North Ltd..

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SPRING CHARITY£140k0belowno doubt
Spring North Ltd. FY2025£2.8mUnder £60,0000aboveno doubt
THE SPRINGFIELD PROJECT FY2025£1.7m0unclearno doubt
NORTHAMPTONSHIRE HEALTH CHARITABLE FUND FY2024£1.3m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear31.1%no doubt
SPRINGFIELD TRUST LIMITED FY2025£1.2m0aboveno doubt
TOM AND SHEILA SPRINGER CHARITY FY2025£225k0unclearno doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.