Registered charity (CIO) · Birmingham
Sparc Trust
To advance in life children, young people and families resident in North Solihull and its surrounding areas by providing, maintaining and developing opportunities and facilities for recreational and leisure-time activities in the interests of social...
- 6 trustees
- Income £378k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Recreation
- Where
- Solihull, Birmingham City
- Website
- meridenadventureplayground.com (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2017
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£378k£353k
- 2024£346k£350k
- 2023£316k£353k
Earlier years
- 2022£395k£280k
- 2021£246k£145k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 20%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
To advance in life children, young people and families resident in North Solihull and its surrounding areas by providing, maintaining and developing opportunities and facilities for recreational and leisure-time activities in the interests of social welfare, which develop skills, capacities and capabilities designed to improve their conditions of life.
Grants received
20 grants · £1,190,058 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 · £384,890 (2 grants)
- Henry Smith Foundation · £335,640 (3 grants)
- The Tudor Trust · £192,000 (3 grants)
- BBC Children in Need · £110,500 (3 grants)
- Trusthouse Charitable Foundation · £69,528
Most recent
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.
6 trustees on the board
- Alison Wood Chair since 2016
- David Anthony Wood since 2019
- Helen O'Connor since 2025
- John Louis Freeman since 2016
- Mark Wilson since 2018
- Mccallmont Clarke since 2018
Trustees past 6 years
- Alison Wood Chair since 2016
- David Anthony Wood since 2019
- John Louis Freeman since 2016
- Mark Wilson since 2018
- Mccallmont Clarke since 2018
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (5)
- David Anthony Wood since 2019
- Helen O'Connor since 2025
- John Louis Freeman since 2016
- Mark Wilson since 2018
- Mccallmont Clarke since 2018
Portfolio (1)
- Alison Wood Chair since 2016
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
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1171350
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 27 Jan 2017 as amended on 17 Jan 2023 as amended on 25 Nov 2025 as amended on 31 Jul 2026
- Contact on the register
- 07912674136 · meridenadventureplayground@gmail.com
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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