The Springfield Project

Name

The Springfield Project

Legal name

The Springfield Project

Website

https://springfieldproject.org.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Social Services

NAICS

Other Individual and Family Services (624190), Child Care Services (6244), Child and Youth Services (62411), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Social Services (8300), Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Amusement & Recreation Services (7900)

akta.pro primary industry

Family Resource Centers & Wraparound Support Services (EDACALAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Half-Day Nursery Programs (EDACACAC), Family & Parent Support Services (Parent Coaching, Advocacy) (EDAJALAK), Community & Nonprofit Before/After Care Programs (Early Years) (EDACAHAD), Special Needs Early Intervention & Preschool Programs (EDAKAAAE)

Keywords

• Community charity services
• Early years education
• Family support programs
• Youth development services
• Adult education classes

Headquarters

HQ city

Birmingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Grant Funding: The charity relies almost entirely on income from grants, including government funding (Holiday Activities and Food programme via Bring It On Brum), National Lottery Community Fund, and Youth Music funding.
2. Donations: One-off and regular donations from supporters. The organization actively campaigns for donations to support vital services.
3. Nursery Fees: Fee-paying spaces for families not qualifying for government funding. Mini-Springers and Park Road Nursery offer places at £125 per week for 15 hours for non-qualifying families. Both nurseries accept Tax Free Childcare and Universal Credit Childcare.
4. Session Fees: Some activities charge nominal fees such as £2 per session for Mindful Movement exercise classes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Springfield Project is a Birmingham-based registered charity that delivers community services for children, young people and adults in the Sparkhill and Moseley area. It runs the Springfield Pre-school Nursery and wraparound After-School and Holiday Clubs for children aged 2-4, the Bring It On Brum youth programme for ages 7-11, family support through Birmingham Forward Steps and the First 1001 Days programme, and adult learning and social-connection activities. Its work is sustained by grants, donations and modest fees for the nursery.

Product overview

The Springfield Project is a community charity providing an integrated portfolio of early years, family support, youth development, and adult education services in Sparkhill, Birmingham. The organization operates primarily through two nurseries (Mini-Springers and Park Road), Springfield Children's Centre (within Birmingham Forward Steps), and community hubs offering parenting programmes, breastfeeding support, speech and language therapy, and family welfare services. Youth services include Holiday Playschemes, After School Clubs (Art, Girls Group, Photography, Music), and a Youth Programme with volunteering and advisory board opportunities. Adult provision spans English Classes, Place of Welcome community gatherings, Mindful Movement exercise sessions, Creative Wednesdays, and IT skills courses. Environmental and heritage initiatives include Child Friendly Neighbourhood, Sounds of Play (early years music consortium), Building Greener Communities, Growing Up Green, and Sparkhill - A Child's Eye View heritage project. The organization supports approximately 2000 local families annually through these interconnected services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Springfield Pre-School Nursery
• Springfield After-School Club
• Springfield Holiday Club
• Springfield Toddler Group (Place of Welcome)
• Sounds of Play
• Bring It On Brum
• Birmingham Forward Steps (family support partnership)
• First 1001 Days
• Growing Up Green
• Seedlings
• Adult English Classes
• Adult Activities (Craft, Cooking and Computing)
• Breastfeeding Support (Baby Café)
• Family Support Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 2000 local families supported annually
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature2 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Birmingham Forward StepscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBirmingham Forward Steps is a pioneering Early Years, Health and Wellbeing initiative bringing together health visiting services and children's centres. The Springfield Project is one of five delivery partners including Barnardo's, Spurgeons, St Paul's Trust, and Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.
• Central England Law CentrecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides free housing advice drop-in service at Place of Welcome sessions. CELC uses its knowledge and legal expertise in social welfare law to protect the rights of those in need.
• Bring It On BrumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLocal delivery partner for the Holiday Activities and Food (HAF) programme funded by Department for Education. The Springfield Project runs HAF-funded holiday playschemes through this partnership.
• ecobirminghamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLead organization for Building Greener Communities, a three-year project (2024-2027) supported by National Lottery Community Fund. Partners with The Springfield Project and Allens Cross to make areas greener and help people live healthier lives.
• Birmingham Early Years Music ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-organization consortium led by The Springfield Project through Birmingham Forward Steps. Partners include: Barnardo's, Birmingham City Council, Birmingham Community Healthcare, Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, B'Opera, Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, CBSO, Centre for Research in Early Childhood, Ceol, Early Years Alliance, Kids, Mac Makes Music, Quench Arts, Services for Education, Spurgeons, St Paul's Trust, and Birmingham Nursery Schools Collaboration.
• Birmingham MindsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborates with Birmingham Mind to deliver Wellbeing Programme sessions - a 6-week course for women facing mental health challenges, aligned with NHS five steps to mental wellbeing.
• Birmingham Museum and Art GallerysupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerChildren's art installations from Sparkhill - A Child's Eye View project displayed at the museum until January 2026, showcasing children's voices and creativity at city-wide level.
• Birmingham City CouncilsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Community Research project findings presented at Birmingham Council House. Partnership for youth voice and participation in local decision-making.
• Friends of Spark Green ParksupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth Advisory Board collaborates with Friends of Spark Green Park on planning environmental and volunteering projects in the community.
• St Pauls Community Development TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in Birmingham Forward Steps delivery partnership, working alongside Springfield Children's Centre and St Paul's Children's Centre.
• Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerNHS partner in Birmingham Forward Steps consortium providing health visiting services and early years health support.
• Warm Welcome SchemesupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the national Warm Welcome scheme providing warm, welcoming spaces during winter months for community connection and support.
• Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation TrustsupportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublished the First 1001 Days Directory that reinforces importance of support during pregnancy to child's second birthday. The Springfield Project uses this to strengthen referral pathways.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Kids: UK disability charity explicitly named in Springfield's Birmingham Early Years Music Consortium. Directly comparable focus on SEND inclusion, early years disability support, and inclusive stay and play services for disabled children and their families.
• Barnardo's: One of the UK's largest children's charities and a named co-delivery partner alongside Springfield in the Birmingham Forward Steps consortium. Directly comparable as a multi-service children's and family support charity operating across early years, family support, and youth programmes.
• Home-Start UK: UK family support charity focused on early years, parenting support, and family wellbeing. Directly comparable as a grant-funded charity delivering volunteer-led parenting programmes, stay and play groups, and family intervention services at the community level.
• The Children's Society: National charity supporting disadvantaged children and young people through specialist services including youth work, family support, and child exploitation prevention. Comparable funding profile (grants, donations, statutory contracts) and beneficiary focus on vulnerable children and families.
• Early Years Alliance: National early years membership organisation explicitly named in Springfield's Birmingham Early Years Music Consortium. Directly comparable focus on early years education, nurseries, and family support, with similar funder profile including National Lottery.
• Spurgeons: Children's services charity also listed as a Birmingham Forward Steps delivery partner alongside Springfield. Operates family support, early years, and youth services nationally with similar funding mix (grants, contracts, donations) and similar beneficiary cohorts.
• Family Lives: UK family support charity providing parenting programmes, family intervention, and helpline services. Directly comparable to Springfield's family support, parenting courses, and wellbeing programmes, with similar grant funding model.
• Action for Children: Major UK children's charity delivering nurseries, family support, and youth services across local authorities. Highly comparable mission, service mix, and reliance on local authority and government contracts for early years and family services.
• St Pauls Community Development Trust: Birmingham-based community charity also operating a children's centre within the Birmingham Forward Steps partnership. Directly comparable as a local community charity delivering early years, family support, and community services in an adjacent Birmingham neighbourhood.

Broad incumbents

• NSPCC: UK's leading child protection charity and significantly larger incumbent operating across safeguarding, child protection, and therapeutic services. Comparable in mission and beneficiary cohort, but operates at national scale with a much broader portfolio than Springfield's community-anchored model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/the_springfield_project
• Facebookfacebook.com/SpringfieldProjectBirmingham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/the-springfield-project

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