SPARKFISH

Registered charity 1139684 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

SparkFish provides schools ministry on behalf of churches and supporters in Redhill, Reigate, Merstham and Horley. Working through skilled staff and volunteers, SparkFish supports local primary and secondary schools in three main educational areas: religious education and collective worship; spiritual, moral and social development; and pastoral care at times of change and challenge.

Objects

4. THE OBJECTS OF THE TRUST FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ARE:4.1 TO ADVANCE THE CHRISTIAN FAITH IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE STATEMENT OF BELIEFS APPEARING IN THE SCHEDULE HERETO IN SURREY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT 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 TRUST4.2 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHRISTIAN PRINCIPLES BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY CONSIDER APPROPRIATE IN SURREY AND IN SUCH OTHER PARTS OF THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT

Area of benefit: THE UNITED KINGDOM OR THE WORLD

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

Causes: Education/training · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Reigate and Banstead, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£140k

Latest spending

£140k

Registered

2011

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity's free reserves were £27,992, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately three months' routine general fund expenditure (£30,000). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £181 for the year, with total net assets standing at £46,517.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately 3 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit (reserves figure: £28k)

“The Trustees consider that, given the nature of the Charity’s work, free reserves should be equivalent to approximately 3 months’ routine general fund expenditure, plus committed future expenditure on other projects, where funds permit.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Trustees made aggregate unrestricted donations of £2,175 (2024: £2,330) during the year.

“Trustees made aggregate unrestricted donations of £2,175 (2024: £2,330) during the year.” — page 15

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2025

Volunteers: 50
Government income: £6,525 — grants £6,525 (2); 5% of the £140,333 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Volunteers: 50

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Volunteers: 45
Government income: £2,140 — grants £2,140 (2); 2% of the £134,434 total gross income on the same return
Trustee benefits, answered Yes to: any trustee benefit; payments to trustees for services to the charity

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

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Register events

Received assets from another charity (28/07/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Leslie John Jacksonchair
Edward Newton
Paul Gordon Taylor · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Alison Judith Elson · trustee of 1 other charity
Rev Leslie John Wells
SUSAN HERMIONE PUZEY

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

Operates in: Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£140k	£140k
31/12/2024	£130k	£141k
31/12/2023	£134k	£114k
31/12/2022	£126k	£148k
31/12/2021	£117k	£128k

Common questions

Is SPARKFISH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity's free reserves were £27,992, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of approximately three months' routine general fund expenditure (£30,000). The charity reported a net movement in funds of £181 for the year, with total net assets standing at £46,517. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SPARKFISH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPARKFISH as a grant recipient include REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST, THE NETHERBY TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, REDHILL, THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, REIGATE.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST	FY2025	£20k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
THE NETHERBY TRUST	FY2023	£20k
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST	FY2022	£17k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST	FY2024	£6k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST	FY2023	£6k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
REIGATE BAPTIST CHURCH TRUST	FY2021	£5k	Grants for UK and overseas mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, REDHILL	FY2024	£4k	Home Mission
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF HOLY TRINITY, REDHILL	FY2025	£3k
THE BISHOP RADFORD TRUST	FY2025	£2k	Foundation Grants
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, REIGATE	FY2024	£500	Direct costs
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF SAINT MARK, REIGATE	FY2025	£363	Direct costs - Other charities

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION	1	£446k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£445k
THE ACCESS TO JUSTICE FOUNDATION	1	£173k
CAMDEN GIVING	1	£100k
THE BARROW CADBURY TRUST	1	£69k
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£59k
MOONDANCE FOUNDATION	1	£50k
THE E H SMITH CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£45k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with STICKY FISH PRE-SCHOOL.

STICKY FISH PRE-SCHOOL income £157k
SPLASH FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES income £48k
NARTHEX SPARKHILL income £872k
LITTLE FISHES PRE-SCHOOL (BRACKLEY) income £89k
THE STARFISH ALLIANCE income £75k
STARFISH SERVICES LIMITED income £76k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
SPARKFISH	£140k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
STICKY FISH PRE-SCHOOL FY2025	£157k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
SPLASH FOR SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES FY2025	£48k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
NARTHEX SPARKHILL FY2025	£872k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
LITTLE FISHES PRE-SCHOOL (BRACKLEY) FY2025	£89k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE STARFISH ALLIANCE FY2025	£75k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

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