Spark

Registered charity 1171214 CIO Registered since 2017

Operates: Dorset

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Board DNA

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trustees on the board

7.3y median 9y

average tenure

longest tenure

trustees past 6 years

8.2y

average years in governance

6 vs 0 portfolio

first-time trustees

company-linked trustees

Sector coverage

Environment/conservation/heritage 7Recreation 7Arts/culture/heritage/science 1

Commercial experience

Arts and leisure 1

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Contact

Website	www.sparksouthill.co.uk
Email	sparksouthill@talktalk.net
Phone	07741252302
Address	5 Sutcliffe Avenue, Weymouth, DT4 9SA

Finances

£8,693 latest income

Year	Income	Spending
2021	£4,705	£8,475
2022	£10,543	£6,431
2023	£11,284	£12,943
2024	£10,930	£13,948
2025	£8,693	£10,830

What it does

What

Environment/conservation/heritageRecreation

Who

The General Public/mankind

How

Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space

Charitable objects

TO PROMOTE FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTHILL, WEYMOUTH AND THE SURROUNDING AREA THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES OR FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE AND WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THE CONDITION OF LIFE OF THE SAID INHABITANTS.

Governing document: CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 19 Jan 2017

Trustees (7)

7trustees

78median age

1aged 70+

Pete Barrow Chair since 2017
David Harrisage 78 since 2017
Helen Lainsbury since 2017
James Roland Howard Symonds since 2019
Sarah Louise Polkinghorne since 2017
Stacey Ann Wilks since 2019
Steve Newman since 2025

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Weymouth Museum Trust 1 shared trustee

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