SUNFLOWERS SUICIDE SUPPORT

Registered charity 1177266 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUNFLOWERS

We exist to reduce the number of people who take their own lives in Gloucestershire. Will aim to raise awareness of the stigma that surrounds mental health. We aim to highlight and help others identify suicide indicators. We endeavour to equip individuals and the community with the skills to recognise and respond to suicidal behaviour.

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Latest income
£404k
Latest spending
£397k
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus of £17,711 with total income of £403,409 against expenditure of £385,698. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £170,000 are held within the stated policy target range of three to six months' core running costs, demonstrating a sound financial position.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three to six months' core running costs (£112,000-£224,000) (held: £170k)
“The Trustees have set a reserves target equivalent to between three and six months’ core running costs (currently £112,000-£224,000).” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sunflowers Suicide Support Charity (matched by registered charity number).

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£404k£397k
31/03/2025£403k£386k
31/03/2024£310k£277k
31/03/2023£213k£175k
31/03/2022£139k£107k

Common questions

Is SUNFLOWERS SUICIDE SUPPORT financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity achieved a modest surplus of £17,711 with total income of £403,409 against expenditure of £385,698. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £170,000 are held within the stated policy target range of three to six months' core running costs, demonstrating a sound financial position. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds SUNFLOWERS SUICIDE SUPPORT?

Funders whose own accounts filings name SUNFLOWERS SUICIDE SUPPORT as a grant recipient include BARNWOOD TRUST, COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2024£56k
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2023£20kFunded Partner Programme
BARNWOOD TRUSTFY2022£20k
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2024£5kPeople with disabilities and health difficulties
COUNTY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONFY2023£2kPeople with disabilities and health difficulties

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund09/05/2024£20kSunflowers Suicides Bereavement Hubs
UK government01/04/2023£52kSunflower Suicide Support
UK government01/04/2023£32kSeeds of Hope
The National Lottery Community Fund23/02/2023£390kSunflowers Liaison Service
The National Lottery Community Fund19/09/2019£92kSunflowers Suicide Support