Overall GiG Score: 2 ?
Finance Score: 2
Governance Score: -7
Support Score: 7
  • Strong growth: +2
  • No PartB
  • Only 3 Trustees: -2
  • Very static board: -5
  • Grant maker support: +7

THE SPITZ CHARITABLE TRUST 

The Spitz Charitable Trust aims to relieve isolation in local communities through the power of live music. The charity works with professional musicians to engage older people in care homes and residential housing through participatory music sessions, and also link them with young people to create a positive impact on the lives of everyone involved.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • There are only 3 trustees
  • The Board composition appears to be very static

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data
Established: 10 years

www.spitz.org.uk

Janeglitre@spitz.org.uk

07713266467

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Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/12/22£158£144£14n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/21£153£129£24n/an/an/an/an/a0
31/12/20£152£89£63n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/19£77£69£7n/an/an/an/an/a3
31/12/18£57£47£10£0£0£0n/a03
31/12/17£34£39£-5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/16£49£44£5£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/15£43£43£0£0£0£0n/a00
31/12/14£38£33£5£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
What it does
  • Arts/Culture/Heritage/Science
  • Other Charitable Purposes
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Elderly/Old People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it operates
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Hackney, Haringey, Islington, Lewisham,

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
City Bridge Trust£63,547
National Lottery Community Fund£19,559
Garfield Weston Foundation£15,000
DCMS£9,814
Cheshire Community Foundation£5,000
The Grocers' Charity£5,000
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust£4,250
Crowdfunder£3,702
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
National Lottery Community Fund - Live Music for Well-being
£10,000 07/07/2023
Funding will be used to provide music performances in care homes and hospitals. The project aims to bring people together and reduce social isolation.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Spitz Charitable Trust
£25,000 06/02/2023
24
£25,000 over two further and final years (£15,000, £10,000) towards the salary of the Director
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Spitz Charitable Trust - 06/07/22
£3,000 04/08/2022
Core Funding
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£3,702 05/05/2022
Covid response
The Leathersellers' Company Charitable Fund - Grant to The Spitz Charitable Trust
£1,500 23/02/2022
Small Grant Unrestricted Core Costs
Cheshire Community Foundation - "Music for Hope and Recovery"
£5,000 18/10/2021
The Spitz Charitable Trust supports the mental health and well-being of vulnerable and disabled care home residents through the therapeutic power of live music. Our project will bring weekly ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (3 Years) award
£15,000 17/09/2021
Supporting The Spitz Vision over 3 years
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Spitz Charitable Trust - 10/06/21
£1,250 25/06/2021
Core Funding
Department for Work and Pensions - DANGLER
£2,216 01/04/2021
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new jobs for 16 to 24 year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment.
National Lottery Community Fund - Expanding Songwriting Workshops to help Covid-19 Recovery at BSL Care Home
£9,559 19/03/2021
9
The funding will be used to run song writing workshops with residents at a care home in an area of London whose residents have complex and profound long-term neurological disabilities and to ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Spitz Charitable Trust
£8,547 08/12/2020
0
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - The Spitz Charitable Trust
£5,000 17/11/2020
Towards project costs to hold five music sessions in care homes for up to 250 beneficiaries. Plus, equipment costs to hold more than five sessions and Zoom sessions.
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,814 10/08/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to ....more
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Spitz Charitable Trust
£20,000 17/06/2020
24
£20,000 over two years (2 x £10,000) towards the costs artists to lead music sessions, directors’ fees and a social celebration.
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Spitz Charitable Trust
£10,000 15/05/2020
A grant of £10,000 to fund the essential and urgent costs outlined in the application, so that the organisation can carry on providing support to Londoners.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Spitz Charitable Trust
£3,685 03/03/2020
New song writing - expressing creativity of individuals
Garfield Weston Foundation - Multi-Year Grant (2 Years) award
£15,000 05/03/2019
The Spitz Organisational Development/Core Funding
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Spitz Charitable Trust
£3,825 05/03/2019
Life Enhancing sessions at Bridgeside Lodge
City Bridge Trust - Grant to The Spitz Charitable Trust
£9,400 28/02/2019
£9,400 towards the costs of two artists to lead music sessions, directors' fees, and a social celebration.
National Lottery Community Fund - Music in My Home
£9,064 23/08/2018
12
The funding will be used to run music workshops for adults who have complex needs and disabilities. The project aims to improve wellbeing and engagement.
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Spitz Charitable Trust
£4,000 27/06/2017
Music for Wellbeing - Going Deeper
National Lottery Community Fund - Going Deeper - Music for wellbeing
£9,690 08/03/2017
12
This is a project by a charity in Islington, serving beneficiaries in Haringey. The group will deliver an engagement initiative using music to support the needs of older people who are experiencing ....more
Cripplegate Foundation - Grant To Spitz Charitable Trust
£2,500 01/03/2016
Towards the costs of Music for Life Workshops
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (3)
Current Trustees appointed

Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 16/12/2013, number: 1155033
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • Complaints handling
  • Conflicting interests
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
9 returns made; all on time
Main office

272A St Pauls Road
London
N1 2LJ

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE;1. TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLE THROUGH:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE. (B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES THAT DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS. 2. TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE THROUGH THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL OR LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES, PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE, DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
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