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Registered charity · No. 1159691CIO

Bethnal Green Spear Trust

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Bethnal Green Spear Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, economic/community development/employment.

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What are the key facts about Bethnal Green Spear Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2022-08-31
£93,208
Reported spending · year ending 2022-08-31
£98,589
Registered charity number
1159691
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
CIO
Register contact address detail (not service area)
St. Peter's Close
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

Bethnal Green Spear Trust (number 1159691) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does Bethnal Green Spear Trust do?

Bethnal Green Spear Trust runs pre-employment training courses for young people living in East London. The Spear Programme is a highly interactive, award-winning twelve-month programme that equips and supports disadvantaged 16 to 24 year olds to place them into long-term employment. 75% of Spear completers enter employment, education or training, and remain there a year later.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for Bethnal Green Spear Trust

Answers Bethnal Green Spear Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 August 2022, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are Bethnal Green Spear Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

Bethnal Green Spear Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2022 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Does Bethnal Green Spear Trust receive government funding?

Bethnal Green Spear Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2022 reports no income from government contracts or government grants.

In its annual return for the year ending 31 August 2022, Bethnal Green Spear Trust says it raises funds from the public and does not use a professional fundraiser.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records Bethnal Green Spear Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

Bethnal Green Spear Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2022 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Also known as
Bgst
Where it says it operates
Hackney · Tower Hamlets

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Children/young People.

Reported activities: Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is Bethnal Green Spear Trust registered for?

Education/trainingThe Prevention Or Relief Of PovertyEconomic/community Development/employment

Why is there no Clarity Score for Bethnal Green Spear Trust yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score Bethnal Green Spear Trust. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is Bethnal Green Spear Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists Bethnal Green Spear Trust as a registered charity (number 1159691) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is Bethnal Green Spear Trust's charity number?
Bethnal Green Spear Trust's charity number is 1159691. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1159691?
Search 1159691 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does Bethnal Green Spear Trust do?
Bethnal Green Spear Trust runs pre-employment training courses for young people living in East London. The Spear Programme is a highly interactive, award-winning twelve-month programme that equips and supports disadvantaged 16 to 24 year olds to place them into long-term employment. 75% of Spear completers enter employment, education or training, and remain there a year later.
Does Bethnal Green Spear Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for Bethnal Green Spear Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to Bethnal Green Spear Trust?
Bethnal Green Spear Trust's website listed in our register data is http://www.resurgo.org.uk/spear/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is Bethnal Green Spear Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. Bethnal Green Spear Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2022 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Does Bethnal Green Spear Trust receive government funding?
Bethnal Green Spear Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2022 reports no income from government contracts or government grants.
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to Bethnal Green Spear Trust?
The register records Bethnal Green Spear Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are Bethnal Green Spear Trust's trustees paid?
Bethnal Green Spear Trust's annual return for the year ending 31 August 2022 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was Bethnal Green Spear Trust registered as a charity?
Bethnal Green Spear Trust was entered on the register on 19 December 2014.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.