SUNSHINE CHILDREN'S CENTRE

Registered charity 1177008 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUNSHINE CHILDREN'S CENTRE (BURGH)

The charity works for the public benefit having as its objects the care, development and education of children and young people in particular. We are a children's day nursery, providing high quality care and education for children aged from 6 weeks to 11 years old. We have nursery rooms for children aged from 6weeks to 4 years and a breakfast, afterschool & holiday club for primary school children

Objects

THE OBJECT OF THE CIO IS TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN PRIMARILY UNDER STATUTORY SCHOOL AGE BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THE NEEDS OF THEIR CHILDREN THROUGH COMMUNITY GROUPS BY:(1) PROMOTING THEIR CARE AND SAFETY;(2) PROMOTING THEIR EDUCATION AND PROMOTING PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT;(3) PROMOTING THEIR HEALTH AND WELLBEING;(4) PROVIDING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THEM AND THEIR FAMILIES AND CARERS;(5) PROVIDING SERVICES TO INDIVIDUALS HOLDING MEMBERSHIP OF THE CIO; (6) SUPPORTING LOCAL SCHOOLS WITH FLUID COMMUNICATION RE THE PROGRESS OF THE CHILDREN THEY WILL RECEIVE.(7) SUPPORTING THE LOCAL AUTHORITIES WHERE REQUIRED RE THE SAFETY OF THE CHILDREN IN OUR CARE.

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

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Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £302,378, up from £157,063 in the prior year, with net income for the year at £145,315. The charity reports no material uncertainty regarding its ability to continue as a going concern, citing sufficient funds and expected income to cover expenditure for the next twelve months.

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.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education). This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• 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

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/08/2025)

Reported reserves equal ~5.7 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (17/06/2020) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Thomas Wardellchair
• Alison Heather Evans
• Anne Elizabeth Sleet
• Kelly Joanne Stevenson · trustee of 1 other charity
• Lisa Broomfield

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

Operates in: Lincolnshire

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