01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 28 June 2022
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 13793890
- Financial period
- 1 January 2024 – 31 December 2024
- Latest income
- £658,873
- Latest expenditure
- £619,649
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- No
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: Flat 1, 100 hamilton Road, NW11 9DY
Website recorded by the regulator: www.asparkinthedark.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
Short term accommodation,physical and mental health support,for young adults at risk.Providing them help and guidance for a better life and successful future.
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 15 September 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 15 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £658,873
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £619,649
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 6 March 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 6 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £121,068
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £123,492
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 10 March 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 10 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £28,170
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,724
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 September 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £658,873
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £619,649
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 15
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 6 March 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £121,068
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £123,492
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 12
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 April 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 10 March 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £28,170
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £25,724
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- Yes
- Charity Professional Fundraiser
- No
- Charity Commercial Participator
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- No
- Count Volunteers
- 10
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 15 September 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 658856
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 0
- Income Investments
- 17
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 658873
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £112,942
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £498,417
- Expenditure Other
- 8290
- Expenditure Total
- 619649
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 1440
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 8290
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 0
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 0
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £39,246
- Assets Total Fixed
- 20224
- Assets Own Use
- 20224
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £34,158
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £15,136
- Assets Current Investment
- 0
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £39,246
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 15136
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £34,158
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 39246
- Funds Restricted
- 0
- Funds Total
- 39246
- Count Employees
- 0
- Charity Only Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Barnet
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Local Authority
- Geographic Area Description
- Haringey
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Metropolitan Counties
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Greater London
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 201
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Children/young People
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 104
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Disability
- Classification Code
- 306
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Services
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- A SPARK IN THE DARK LTD
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2022-06-28T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 10 JAN 2021AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION REGISTERED AT COMPANIES HOUSE ON 28 JUN 2022
- Charitable Objects
- THE RELIEF OF NEED OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE PHYSICAL OR MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS AND/OR LEARNING DISABILITIES BY THE PROVISION OF APPROPRIATE AND ACCESSIBLE FACILITIES AND SERVICES TO PROMOTE TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, RECREATION, SUPPORT AND CARE, WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE
10 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Policy Name
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling