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.

Objects

1) TO EDUCATE AND HELP CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE LIVING IN HACKNEY AND THE SURROUNDING AREA, BY PROVIDING AND ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR THEIR RECREATION DURING OUT OF SCHOOL HOURS AND SCHOOL HOLIDAYS.2) TO PROVIDE OR ASSIST IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION OR OTHER LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE INFIRMITY OR DISABILITY, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL CIRCUMSTANCES WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

Area of benefit: LOCAL

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

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

Registered contact address: Hackney, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

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.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Investment
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

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Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Funders the charity credits

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

• The National Lottery — “The National Lottery” (source page)
• Shoresh Charitable Trust — “Shoresh Charitable Trust” (source page)
• London Borough of Hackney — “London Borough of Hackney” (source page)

Trustees · trustee networks

• Moses M Lewis MAOD
• Rachel Gruber
• SALO HEIMANN
• SARAH BARD · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Hackney · Haringey

Income and spending

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• SHINE PINEHURST income £130k
• SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL ARTS income £123k
• THE CHRONICLE SUNSHINE FUND income £427k
• THE INTERSENSORY CLUB income £37k
• CLUB SFC income £141k
• BEFORE THE THRONE CHURCH income £149k

Side by side with its peers

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