BOURNEMOUTH SPEAR TRUST

Registered charity 1191197 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Bournemouth Spear Trust acts for the benefit of the public and within a Christian ethos, to act as a resourcefor young people between the ages of 16 to 24 living in and around Bournemouth by providing advice,assistance and support, educational programmes and other activities.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC AND WITHIN A CHRISTIAN ETHOS, TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE BETWEEN THE AGES OF 16 TO 24 LIVING IN AND AROUND BOURNEMOUTH BY PROVIDING ADVICE, ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT, EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMMES AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS A MEANS OF:A) HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE ADVANCE IN LIFE BY DEVELOPING THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO INTEGRATE INTO AND PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;B) ADVANCING EDUCATION;C) RELIEVING UNEMPLOYMENT, ENABLING YOUNG PEOPLE TO GENERATE A SUSTAINABLE INCOME AND BE SELF-SUFFICIENT;D) PROVIDING RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

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Registered contact address: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole, South West, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£114k

Latest spending

£76k

Registered

2020

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds carried forward amounted to £4,321, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of keeping three months' running costs as reserves. The charity relies on a contingency loan from partner Resurgo Trust to underpin short-term running costs, indicating a dependency on external support to maintain operations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Grants (73% of income)

“Funding from grants amounted to £64,706 for the financial year. Individual donations and other income for the financial year totalled £24,258.” — page 8

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: three months of unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £4k)

“aiming to keep 3 months' running costs as reserves”

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Contingency loan received from Resurgo Trust, a partner charity providing training and support.

“In September 2024, a contingency loan of £17,500 was received from Resurgo to underpin running costs in the short term if required. One instalment of £1,458 was repaid in February 2025.” — page 8

“Lovechurch provides invaluable support via the expertise and time of its staff and members, as well as donated office space. Lovechurch has provided donated training space since Spear moved from initially being presented online during the Covid-19 pandemic to being presented in person with effect from September 2021.” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donated office and training space provided by Lovechurch, where one trustee is Vicar.

“In September 2024, a contingency loan of £17,500 was received from Resurgo to underpin running costs in the short term if required. One instalment of £1,458 was repaid in February 2025.” — page 8

“Lovechurch provides invaluable support via the expertise and time of its staff and members, as well as donated office space. Lovechurch has provided donated training space since Spear moved from initially being presented online during the Covid-19 pandemic to being presented in person with effect from September 2021.” — page 4

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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investment
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.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2026

Volunteers: 25
Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); 3% of the £114,388 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 20

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Volunteers: 16
Government income: £52,206 — grants £52,206 (1); 41% of the £127,082 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

Jonathan Pascallchair
Carlton Geake
James Peter Carnegie
Mandy Bond
Rev Timothy Matthews

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

Operates in: Bournemouth

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2026	£114k	£76k
31/08/2025	£89k	£94k
31/08/2024	£127k	£133k
31/08/2023	£89k	£98k
31/08/2022	£136k	£114k

Common questions

Is BOURNEMOUTH SPEAR TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds carried forward amounted to £4,321, which is below the trustees' stated policy target of keeping three months' running costs as reserves. The charity relies on a contingency loan from partner Resurgo Trust to underpin short-term running costs, indicating a dependency on external support to maintain operations. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds BOURNEMOUTH SPEAR TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name BOURNEMOUTH SPEAR TRUST as a grant recipient include TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST, THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST, THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MUDEFORD.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	FY2023	£30k
TALBOT VILLAGE TRUST	FY2024	£25k
THE BURRY CHARITABLE TRUST	FY2025	£5k
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF MUDEFORD	FY2025	£200

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
The National Lottery Community Fund	24/11/2022	£65k	The Spear Programme - Bournemouth
Postcode Lottery	26/04/2022	£15k	The Spear Programme - employability training

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
THE GAUDIO FAMILY FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED	1	£825k
MONTPELIER FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£450k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	1	£180k
THE TUIXEN FOUNDATION	1	£170k
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION	1	£150k
THE DULVERTON TRUST	1	£120k
THE FRANK JACKSON FOUNDATION	1	£110k
The Considered Ask Foundation	1	£108k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SPEAR BRISTOL.

SPEAR BRISTOL income £270k
SPEAR BRIGHTON TRUST income £122k
SPEAR ISLINGTON TRUST income £101k
RESURGO TRUST income £3.2m
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP income £1.2m
THE SOUSTER YOUTH TRUST income £225k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
BOURNEMOUTH SPEAR TRUST	£114k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
SPEAR BRISTOL FY2025	£270k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SPEAR BRIGHTON TRUST FY2025	£122k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
SPEAR ISLINGTON TRUST FY2025	£101k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RESURGO TRUST FY2025	£3.2m	—	—	above	—	no doubt
1ST BURNMOOR SCOUT GROUP FY2025	£1.2m	—	0	below	—	no doubt

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