SPIRAL SKILLS CIO

Registered charity 1209072 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPIRAL SKILLS C.I.C.

Spiral Skills delivers employability services for underserved young people, helping them improve their employability, confidence, and aspirations. Through programmes, mentoring and community collaboration, the charity supports young people to develop essential skills and mindsets, access opportunities, and impact their local community

Causes: Disability · Economic/community Development/employment · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity ended the year with unrestricted reserves of minus £27,344, which is below the trustees' policy target of £109,000. Despite this negative balance, the trustees report a surplus for the year and forecast a return to positive reserves in the 2025/26 financial year.

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.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Spiral Skills CIO (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

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

• BBC Children in Need — “We’re proud of our Changemakers, and grateful to BBC Children in Need and DJ AG for helping to lift their voices.” (source page)
• London Mayor’s Violence Reduction Unit — “The Ecosystem Coldharbour Consortium, funded by the London Mayor’s Violence Reduction Unit, aims to address root causes of violence affectin…” (source page)

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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (98% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 2.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Thomas Harwellchair
• JONATHAN KATZ · trustee of 1 other charity
• Justin Sesay Barnes
• Sophie Hackforth-Jones

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Common questions

Known funders

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