THE SUNSHINE CENTRE

Registered charity 1124335 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Childrens' Centre working with families in Bretch Hill & Warwick Road areas of Banbury. Offering support to children & families through outreach, learning opportunities, Early Years & After School groups.

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a deficit of £165,111 for the year ended 31 March 2025, resulting in a decrease in total reserves from £773,941 to £608,830. The trustees acknowledge that the charity faces significant risks in securing future funding to cover operational costs and maintain services. Consequently, the board has designated £237,699 of reserves to cover at least three months of costs if alternative income streams are not forthcoming.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

• Registered company of the charity Companies House 05876714

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — The Sunshine Centre (matched by registered charity number).

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

• COOPER, Anne Mary — director, appointed 14/08/2025on trustee list
• GUINESS, April Carolyn — director, appointed 20/01/2025on trustee list
• GOODCHILD, Bernard Sidney — director, appointed 01/06/2022on trustee list
• HARRIS, Jennifer Caroline — director, appointed 17/09/2020on trustee list
• RICHARDSON, Frank David — director, appointed 03/09/2018on trustee list
• DHESI, Surinder — director, appointed 25/04/2018on trustee list

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~4.0 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (90% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 5.4% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

• Anne Mary Cooper · trustee of 1 other charity
• April Carolyn Guiness
• Bernard Goodchild · trustee of 2 other charities
• David Richardson
• Jennifer Harris
• KATHRYN HALL
• SURINDER DHESI · trustee of 3 other charities

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SONSHINE CLUB.

• SONSHINE CLUB income £137k
• CENTRAL CHESHIRE BUDDY SCHEME income £141k
• SUNNY DAYS NURSERY AND PRE-SCHOOL income £241k
• BARFORD YOUTH & COMMUNITY CENTRE income £596k
• SHERBURN HILL HUB income £145k
• THE BATH HOUSE CHILDREN'S COMMUNITY CENTRE income £821k

Side by side with its peers

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