Registered charity (CIO) · Birmingham
Narthex Sparkhill
Narthex Sparkhill is a registered charity (number 1100358) based in Birmingham, governed by 4 trustees and chaired by Rev Toby Nicholas Crowe since 2021. Latest income £912k (2024). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 4 trustees
- Income £912k (2024)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, Economic/community Development/employment
- Where
- Birmingham City
- Website
- www.narthex.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2003
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2024£912k£899k
- 2023£866k£855k
- 2022£907k£914k
Earlier years
- 2021£731k£761k
- 2020£856k£621k
Income trend, 2020 to 2024.
Income source mix, 2024: Government grants 10%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.1 THE PROMOTION OF THE BENEFIT OF, AND FACILITATION OF INTER CULTURAL HARMONY BETWEEN, THE INHABITANTS OF BIRMINGHAM, AND IN PARTICULAR THE INNER CITY AREA OF SPARKHILL, AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD ("THE BENEFICIARIES") WITHOUT DISTINCTION OF SEX, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, RACE OR OF POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS OR OTHER OPINIONS, BY ASSOCIATING TOGETHER THE SAID INHABITANTS AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES AND HEALTH AUTHORITIES, VOLUNTARY AND OTHER ORGANISATIONS IN A COMMON EFFORT TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND TO PROVIDE FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR ADVANCEMENT, RECREATION AND LEISURE-TIME OCCUPATION WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR THE SAID BENEFICIARIES;3.2 THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT OF URBAN REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION AND IN PARTICULAR IN THE INNER CITY AREA OF SPARKHILL, BIRMINGHAM BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:3.2.1 THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING;3.2.2 THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACE, BUILDINGS AND/OR LAND FOR USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS;3.2.3 THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES;3.2.4 THE PROVISION OR ASSISTANCE IN THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND COMMUNITY FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE AND/OR THOSE WHO, BY REASONS OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, POVERTY OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES; AND3.2.5 SUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSION FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.3.3 PROMOTE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED..
Grants received
44 grants · £2,743,747 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £990,944 (13 grants)
- Trussell · £634,329 (11 grants)
- Access to Justice Foundation · £500,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £126,000 (5 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £111,000 (2 grants)
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
4 trustees on the board
- Rev Toby Nicholas Crowe Chair since 2021
- Geoffrey Johnston Holt
- James Walsh since 2019
- Jewel Ahumibe since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- James Walsh since 2019
- Jewel Ahumibe since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- James Walsh since 2019
- Jewel Ahumibe since 2018
Portfolio (2)
- Rev Toby Nicholas Crowe Chair since 2021
- Geoffrey Johnston Holt
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
1.3 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1100358
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - FOUNDATION CONVERSIONDATED 09 APR 2019
- Contact on the register
- 01217531959 · enquiries@narthex.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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