Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices

Registered charity 1161597 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as OXFORD AGAINST CUTTING

For the public benefit, the relief and assistance of girls and women who have undergone or are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) or other harmful practice by providing education, information, advice, emotional support, raising awareness and carrying out research to help prevent harmful practices and to support survivors.

Objects

For the public benefit, the relief and assistance of girls and women who have undergone or are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) or other harmful practice by providing education, information, advice, emotional support, raising awareness and carrying out research to help prevent harmful practices and to support survivors.

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

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

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

Latest income
£222k
Latest spending
£206k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts for the year ended 31st March 2026 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, as determined by the trustees under the Charities Act 2011. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention giving reasonable cause to believe that accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Charities Act or that the accounts did not comply with accounting requirements.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 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 31/03/2026

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £33,775 — grants £33,775 (8); 15% of the £221,838 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 5
  • Government income: £17,782 — grants £17,782 (3); 8% of the £218,869 total gross income on the same return

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

  • Volunteers: 2
  • Government income: £3,000 — grants £3,000 (1); 2% of the £128,844 total gross income on the same return

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

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Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Birmingham City · Buckinghamshire · Coventry City · Croydon · Oxfordshire · West Berkshire

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£222k£206k
31/03/2025£219k£188k
31/03/2024£129k£152k
31/03/2023£115k£156k
31/03/2022£168k£156k

Common questions

Is Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts for the year ended 31st March 2026 were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, as determined by the trustees under the Charities Act 2011. The independent examiner reported that no matters came to their attention giving reasonable cause to believe that accounting records were not kept in accordance with the Charities Act or that the accounts did not comply with accounting requirements. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices?

Funders whose own accounts filings name Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices as a grant recipient include MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENT, THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUST, DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUST.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
MR AND MRS J A PYE'S CHARITABLE SETTLEMENTFY2023£5k
THE ANTON JURGENS CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£3k
DORIS FIELD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£1kSingle payment

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund27/03/2024£413kTackling Harmful Practices
The National Lottery Community Fund15/12/2020£209kTackling FGM and Forced Marriage in the Thames Valley
The National Lottery Community Fund20/06/2019£10kTackling HBA in the Thames Valley
Oxford City Council01/04/2019£2kGrant to Oxford Against Cutting
Oxford City Council09/02/2017£3kGrant to Oxford Against Cutting
UK government—£14kRosa Fund, Tampon Tax

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA FOUNDATION1£11k
THE ASHWORTH CHARITABLE TRUST1£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with HEAR WOMEN.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
Sundial Centre for Education on Harmful Practices£222k——unclear—no doubt
HEAR WOMEN FY2025£65k——unclear—no doubt
PLYMOUTH LADIES CHARITY CLUB FY2025£56k——unclear—no doubt
YOUR HELPING HANDS FY2026£30k——unclear—no doubt
HALLING COMMUNITY CENTRE FY2025£54k—0unclear—no doubt
FARNHAM DISTRICT SCOUT COUNCIL FY2026£200k——unclear—no doubt

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