SONSHINE CLUB

Registered charity 1124803 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

PROVIDES HEALTH RELATED AND WELLBEING ACTIVITIES AND VITAL SERVICES TO CHILDREN AND THEIR FAMILIES INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Environment/conservation/heritage · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£137k
Latest spending
£138k
Registered
2008
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly from £129,642 to £128,181, with unrestricted reserves falling to £49,107. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level of at least three months' running costs, but the document does not explicitly state whether the current unrestricted reserves meet this specific policy target. The charity received an independent examiner's report with no adverse findings.

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2025£137k£138k
30/09/2024£246k£167k
30/09/2023£123k£131k
30/09/2022£131k£125k
30/09/2021£93k£67k

Common questions

Is SONSHINE CLUB financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that total funds decreased slightly from £129,642 to £128,181, with unrestricted reserves falling to £49,107. The trustees aim to maintain free reserves at a level of at least three months' running costs, but the document does not explicitly state whether the current unrestricted reserves meet this specific policy target. The charity received an independent examiner's report with no adverse findings. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SONSHINE CLUB?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SONSHINE CLUB as a grant recipient include EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATION, THE DWF FOUNDATION, SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT), SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£10kHoliday Activities for Young People
EAST END COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2025£9kHoliday Activities for Young People
THE DWF FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2025£3kfunding contribution towards friendship circle sessions for young people
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2022£2kfunding towards the social - meet and have fun and stay healthy project
SHORESH CHARITABLE TRUST (DR RUTH BORCHARD GIFT)FY2023£1kfunding towards the social - meet up on Sundays or weekends for physical and emotional support
SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE STEVEN BLOCH IMAGE OF DISABILITY CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£500

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund17/07/2025£20kGrowing Minds - Connecting struggling children to nature
UK government14/10/2024£10kALB-Sport England-Getting active! For Mum-carers and their children
Sport England14/10/2024£10kGetting active! For Mum-carers and their children
Hackney Council19/04/2024£20kGrant to Sonshine Club
London Borough of Hackney19/04/2024£20kGrant to Sonshine Club
The National Lottery Community Fund09/02/2024£20kGrow with me!
London Borough of Hackney20/04/2023£20kGrant to SONshine Club
Hackney Council20/04/2023£20kGrant to SONshine Club
City Bridge Foundation05/01/2023£40kGrant to Sonshine Club
The National Lottery Community Fund17/06/2022£10kArt lessons - increasing community belonging and abilities
Hackney Council13/05/2022£20kGrant to SONshine Club
London Borough of Hackney13/05/2022£20kGrant to SONshine Club
UK government09/10/2020£9kCoronavirus Community Support Fund
London Borough of Hackney26/05/2020£5kGrant to SONshine Club
Hackney Council26/05/2020£5kGrant to SONshine Club
London Borough of Hackney10/12/2019£5kGrant to SONshine Club
Hackney Council10/12/2019£5kGrant to SONshine Club
The National Lottery Community Fund10/05/2019£10kAfter school club for ASD children
The National Lottery Community Fund08/06/2016£10kKids Nutritional Education Group
Greater London Authority01/01/2015£2kGrant to The Sonshine Club
City Bridge Foundation25/09/2014£34kGrant to Sonshine Club
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2014£10kMotor skills project for children with motor (movement difficulties)
The National Lottery Community Fund21/07/2011£10k'Bespoke Motor Skills Group' for children with gross development delay
The National Lottery Community Fund16/04/2009£10kHappy 2B Active
The National Lottery Community Fund25/01/2006£5kBuild your own Greenhouse

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SUNNY DAYS CHILDRENS FUND.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SONSHINE CLUB£137k—0unclear—no doubt
SUNNY DAYS CHILDRENS FUND FY2025£463k—0unclear—noted
SHISHUKUNJ FY2024£1.0mup to £20,0000unclear—no doubt
THE KOOL KIDS CLUB FY2025£226k—0above—no doubt
CHILD ACTION FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
ACOMB OUT OF SCHOOL CLUB LIMITED FY2025£232k—0above—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.