The Springfield Project

Analysis

The Springfield Project is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Birmingham. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, religious activities and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06582318). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Springfield Project reported income of £1.7m and spending of £1.6m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.3m to £1.7m (+27%), an average of +6.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Springfield Project sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Energise Me (£1.7m), Great Oaks Hospice (£1.7m) and The Shoreditch Trust (£1.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 2.0%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £125k would cover about 1 months of spending at that rate. It employed 59 people.