THE SUNNY SKIES FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1147435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The charity has broad charitable objects but the trustees intend to focus specifically on the dual aims of tackling poverty internationally and advancing healthcare in the UK through the provision of assistance to hospices, respite care homes and mental health charities

Objects

THE OBJECTS ARE TO PROMOTE OR ADVANCE ANY PURPOSE WHICH IS CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC PRINCIPALLY BUT NOT EXCLUSIVELY BY THE PAYMENT OF GRANTS, LOANS AND OTHER PAYMENTS TO SUCH ORGANISATION OR ORGANISATIONS THE OBJECTS OF WHICH ARE CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME THINK FIT. THE TRUSTEES MUST USE THE INCOME AND AND MAY USE THE CAPITAL OF THE CHARITY IN PROMOTING THE OBJECTS BUT NO PART OF THE PROPERTY AND FUNDS OF THE CHARITY MAY BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ANY OF THE TRUSTEES.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£150k
Latest spending
£99k
Registered
2012
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £69,929, which are held to cover support costs and respond to grant applications. The charity generated a net income of £51,022 from investment sources, funding charitable grants of £97,000 by utilizing its expendable endowment fund. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: sufficient funds to cover support costs and to respond to application for grants which arise from time to time (reserves figure: £70k)
“It is the policy of the charity to maintain unrestricted funds, which are the free reserves of the charity, at a level which provides sufficient funds to cover support costs and to respond to application for grants which arise from time to time.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trustees donated £11,124 to the charity.
“During the year the trustees donated £11,124 (2024 Enil) to the charity.” — page 13
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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.

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

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£150k£99k
31/03/2024£56k£137k
31/03/2023£19k£22k
31/03/2022£0£301k
31/03/2021£0£48k

Common questions

Is THE SUNNY SKIES FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £69,929, which are held to cover support costs and respond to grant applications. The charity generated a net income of £51,022 from investment sources, funding charitable grants of £97,000 by utilizing its expendable endowment fund. The trustees report no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SUNNY SKIES FOUNDATION£150k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SUNSET CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£119k—0unclear—no doubt
SUNNY DAYS CHILDRENS FUND FY2025£463k—0unclear—noted
SPREAD SOME SUNSHINE FY2025£37k—0above—no doubt
GENESIS SUN FOUNDATION FY2025£79k——unclear—no doubt
THE SQUIRES FOUNDATION FY2025£214k—0unclear—no doubt

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