The Gap (Midlands)

Registered charity 1127347 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE GAP (SUTTON COLDFIELD)

The charity exists to engage with, identify needs of, and invest in the lives of marginalised young people in Sutton Coldfield and the surrounding areas. The charity offers activities, mentoring, training and support for the benefit of, and personal, social, economic and spiritual development of the young people it serves.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a surplus of £9,245 for the year ended 31 March 2025, with total income of £51,779 against expenditure of £42,534. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £53,194, which is above the stated policy target of £15,000. The filing confirms that resources are adequate and there are no material uncertainties regarding going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

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

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• The National Lottery Community Awards for All — “In 2026 we are particularly grateful to The National Lottery Community Awards for All and Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust .” (source page)
• Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust — “In 2026 we are particularly grateful to The National Lottery Community Awards for All and Sutton Coldfield Charitable Trust .” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• Reuben Pearsechair
• Chelsey Hill
• Christine Joyce Morphet
• David Stuart Hodkinson
• JOHN HOWARD WALKER
• Philip Palser

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Staffordshire · Walsall · Warwickshire

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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

Government & lottery funding

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