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.

Objects

THE CHARITY'S OBJECTS ("THE OBJECTS") ARE, FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC, TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO, IN SUTTON COLDFIELD AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT, PARTICULARLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY OFFERING AND DEMONSTRATING TO MARGINALISED YOUNG PEOPLE (NORMALLY BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 25 YEARS) THE ACCEPTANCE OF JESUS CHRIST, REGARDLESS OF THEIR CIRCUMSTANCES OR SITUATIONS, SO AS TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE AND DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE ADULTS AND TO FULFIL SUCH OTHER PURPOSES WHICH ARE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AND ARE CONNECTED WITH THE CHARITABLE WORK OF THE CHARITY.

Area of benefit: SUTTON COLDFIELD

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Birmingham, West Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with Gap Supported Housing.

• Gap Supported Housing income £320k
• WOMEN IN THE GAP income £105k
• THE GAP - WALES income £173k
• BRIDGING THE GAP ISLINGTON income £32k
• THE SHELDON TRUST income £235k
• BRIDGING THE GAP (MANCHESTER) income £185k

Side by side with its peers

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