The Spark Arts for Children

Registered charity 1106952 Registered since 2004

Operates: Leicestershire, Leicester City, Nottinghamshire, Rutland

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Board DNA

How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.

trustees on the board

7y median 6y

average tenure

12y

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

15.5y

average years in governance

5 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Arts/culture/heritage/science 6Education/training 6

Commercial experience

Education 11Arts and leisure 5Retail and trade 2

Gaps to watch

Several long-serving trustees could step down together
Narrow spread of causes across the board

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Artreach(Trust) LTD 1 shared trustee

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Artreach(Trust) LTD 1 shared trustee
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The Ystradgynlais Miners Welfare and Community Hall Trust Limited Similar size; both Arts and culture
Humphrey Richardson Taylor Charitable Trust Similar size; both Arts and culture
The Japan Society Similar size; both Arts and culture

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Contact

Website	www.thesparkarts.co.uk
Email	admin@thesparkarts.co.uk
Phone	01162616893
Address	LCB DEPOT, 31 RUTLAND STREET, LEICESTER, LE1 1RE

Finances

£533,605 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£406,760	£389,459
2022	£705,045	£620,803
2023	£552,792	£614,287
2024	£447,004	£432,173
2025	£533,605	£375,958

What it does

What

Education/trainingArts/culture/heritage/science

Who

Children/young PeopleThe General Public/mankind

How

Provides Services

Charitable objects

TO ADVANCE EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE IN LEICESTER, LEICESTERSHIRE, THE EAST MIDLANDS AND BEYOND THROUGH A RANGE OF ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING THE ORGANISATION AND PROMOTION OF AN ANNUAL ARTS FESTIVAL, CONSISTING OF WORKSHOPS AND PRODUCTIONS OF DANCE, THEATRE AND OTHER PERFORMING ARTS; PRESENTED IN THEATRES, COMMUNITY VENUES AND SCHOOLS.

Governing document: MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 08/10/2004AS AMENDED BY CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION ON CHANGE OF NAME DATED 08/07/2013

Trustees (6)

6trustees

62median age

0aged 70+

Michael Candlerage 65 Chair since 2014
Dr Patricia Bennettage 45 since 2022
Jasbir Mannage 67 since 2017
Mahmood Reza
Ruth Leeage 56 since 2022
Suzanne Laura Guthrieage 60 since 2020

Linked company (Companies House)

The Spark Arts for Children · 05254229 · Active

PRI/LBG/NSC (Private, Limited by guarantee, no share capital, use of 'Limited' exemption) · incorporated 08/10/2004

4 governing document(s) held from Companies House.

Connected charities (1)

Artreach(Trust) LTD 1 shared trustee

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