SPEAR BRIGHTON TRUST

Registered charity 1179174 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Spear inspires and helps unemployed young people overcome disadvantage by focusing on the key issues that help them to succeed in work: attitude, confidence and qualification. 1) Spear Foundation, involves 90 hours of face-to-face coaching over six weeks and 2) Spear Career lasts a year and provides mentorship and coaching in finding and staying in work.

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Latest income

£122k

Latest spending

£159k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity entered the financial year with £62,867 in cash reserves, which exceeded its stated policy target of £50,000. However, total expenditure of £159,305 significantly exceeded total income of £121,512, resulting in a deficit of £37,793 for the year. The trustees note that this deficit did not impact operations due to the stable reserve position at the start of the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £50,000 (held: £63k)

“we entered our 2024-2025 financial year in a stable position with £62,867 in cash reserves. We slightly exceeded our goal to have a reserve of £50,000” — page 9

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Emma Humphreys
Ian Coldrick
James Amner
LESLIE TAYLOR · trustee of 1 other charity
Lisa Leaf
Rev Daniel Millest · trustee of 4 other charities
Sarah Taylor

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

Operates in: Brighton And Hove

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£122k	£159k
31/08/2024	£131k	£142k
31/08/2023	£142k	£151k
31/08/2022	£183k	£136k
31/08/2021	£170k	£142k

Common questions

Is SPEAR BRIGHTON TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity entered the financial year with £62,867 in cash reserves, which exceeded its stated policy target of £50,000. However, total expenditure of £159,305 significantly exceeded total income of £121,512, resulting in a deficit of £37,793 for the year. The trustees note that this deficit did not impact operations due to the stable reserve position at the start of the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SPEAR BRIGHTON TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SPEAR BRIGHTON TRUST as a grant recipient include THE BLAGRAVE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER, THE LAWSON TRUST CIO, THE SANGHERA FOUNDATION, THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST.

Shared trustees with funders

Register facts shown side by side: a person serves as trustee of both this charity and a funder whose accounts record grants to it. Shared trusteeship is lawful and common; well-run charities manage it through declared-interest procedures.

Rev Daniel Millest — trustee here and at THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	FY2022	£46k	Increasing civil society's accountability to young people
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF BRIGHTON, ST PETER	FY2021	£11k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2022	£10k
THE LAWSON TRUST CIO	FY2023	£10k
THE SANGHERA FOUNDATION	FY2025	£6k
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2024	£5k	Donation to SPEAR Brighton to support their work getting young disadvantaged adults in employment.
THE BLAGRAVE TRUST	FY2023	£400	Increasing civil society's accountability to young people