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THE SPARKLE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1161708 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SPARKLE MALAWI

We improve the lives of vulnerable children and build brighter sustainable futures.We have a holistic approach to development, which incorporates education, medical care, nutrition and sustainability, creating lasting and measurable changes for our communities.We have 400 orphans and vulnerable children in our care across two sites, an outreach of 15,000 community members and 35 employees.

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£852k
Latest spending
£708k
Registered
2015
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated £852,109 in income and incurred £707,875 in expenditure, resulting in a net increase in funds of £144,234 for the year. Reserves stood at £667,595 at the year end, which the trustees consider adequate to cover six months of running costs and support future expansion plans.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Donations from Events (58% of income)
“Donations from Events 57.9%”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months running costs (held: £668k)
“the charity aims to keep at least six months running costs in reserve at any point in time.” — page 43
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2024)

Total income
£852k
Total spending
£708k
Cost of raising funds
£74k
Reserves (reported)
£668k
Employees
1

Reported reserves equal ~11.3 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (87% 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: 8.7% of total income — above the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Malawi

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£852k£708k
31/12/2023£740k£584k
31/12/2022£471k£416k
31/12/2021£388k£338k
31/12/2020£288k£237k

Common questions

Is THE SPARKLE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated £852,109 in income and incurred £707,875 in expenditure, resulting in a net increase in funds of £144,234 for the year. Reserves stood at £667,595 at the year end, which the trustees consider adequate to cover six months of running costs and support future expansion plans. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE SPARKLE FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE SPARKLE FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE PAYBACK TIME TRUST, GULF FOR GOOD, DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITED, MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDS, THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITY.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE PAYBACK TIME TRUSTFY2025£111k
GULF FOR GOODFY2023£37k
GULF FOR GOODFY2024£35k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITEDFY2026£20k
THE PAYBACK TIME TRUSTFY2022£15k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDSFY2022£5k
MEETINGS INDUSTRY MEETING NEEDSFY2023£5k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2023£5k
DUCHY HEALTH CHARITY LIMITEDFY2025£2k
GILCHRIST EDUCATIONAL TRUSTFY2023£1k
ESHARELIFE FOUNDATIONFY2025£1k
THE PETER STEBBINGS MEMORIAL CHARITYFY2024£0

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 A B CHARITABLE TRUST2£84k
THE CITY OF LONDON OCTOBER CLUB1£810k
IMPETUS - THE PRIVATE EQUITY FOUNDATION1£446k
THE YOUTH ENDOWMENT FUND CHARITABLE TRUST1£445k
KHOO TECK PUAT UK FOUNDATION1£400k
BERNARD LEWIS FAMILY CHARITABLE TRUST1£343k
THE DAWES TRUST1£228k
HOLLYHOCK CHARITABLE FOUNDATION1£202k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE SPARKLE FOUNDATION UK.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SPARKLE FOUNDATION£852k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SPARKLE FOUNDATION UK FY2025£131k—0unclear—no doubt
SPARKLE (SOUTH WALES) FY2025£917k—0unclear—no doubt
BLUESPARK FOUNDATION FY2025£121k—0unclear—no doubt
SPARK INSIDE FY2025£1.5m£80,001 - £90,000—within—no doubt
Spark2Life FY2025£1.5m——unclear—no doubt

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