Registered charity · Stratford-upon-Avon
Bright Sparks Trust
Bright Sparks Trust is a registered charity (number 1196765) based in Stratford-upon-Avon, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Alastair John Child since 2021. Latest income £21k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
Also known as Bright Sparks (Charity Commission)
- 3 trustees
- Income £21k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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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
- Where
- Malawi
- Website
- www.brightsparkstrust.org (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2021
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£21k£39k
- 2024£65k£38k
- 2023£18k£31k
Earlier years
- 2022£33k£20k
Income trend, 2022 to 2025.
Charitable objects
FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE RELIEF OF POVERTY AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE IN MALAWI WHO WOULD OTHERWISE NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO ACCESS HIGH LEVEL EDUCATION BY:A) AWARDING TO SUCH PERSONS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE PAYMENT OF FEES TENABLE AT ANY SECONDARY SCHOOL OR INSTITUTION OF HIGHER OR FURTHER EDUCATION;B) PROVIDING ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO ENSURE THE BASIC REQUIREMENTS OF ATTENDING SUCH INSTITUTIONS ARE MET, FOR PURPOSES SUCH AS SCHOOL UNIFORMS, BOOKS AND STATIONERY, TRANSPORT BETWEEN HOME AND SCHOOL.
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.
3 trustees on the board
- Alastair John Child Chair since 2021
- Benjamin Griffiths since 2021
- Shannon Maureen Gonzalez Atkinson since 2021
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (3)
- Alastair John Child Chair since 2021
- Benjamin Griffiths since 2021
- Shannon Maureen Gonzalez Atkinson since 2021
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Gaps to watch
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
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.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1196765
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 23 NOV 2021
- Contact on the register
- 01789299080 · achild@brightsparkstrust.org
- 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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