SUNRISE MULTICULTURAL PROJECT CIO

Registered charity 1192766 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as SUNRISE MULTICULTURAL PROJECT

Sunrise provides playgroups, youth groups and drop-ins for members of the local ethnic minority communities. We also provide a confidential counselling and support service for those at risk of or experiencing domestic abuse. Through our sessions we provide advice and support on a wide range of issues affecting our users, including health, education, racial discrimination and human rights.

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE TO RELIEVE THE CHARITABLE NEEDS OF ETHNIC MINORITY FAMILIES IN BANBURY AND ITS SURROUNDING AREA IN SUCH WAYS AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL THINK FIT AND IN PARTICULAR BY:1) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION BY THE PROVISION OF NURSERIES, OUT OF SCHOOL CLUBS AND ADULT EDUCATION COURSES;2) THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTH BY THE PROVISION OF ADVOCACY, ADVICE AND SUPPORT; AND3) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

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

Causes: Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Cherwell, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a surplus for the year, with unrestricted reserves increasing to £116,113 against a policy target of six months' operating expenditure. The accounts were subject to an independent examination which found no material issues, and the trustees confirmed the organization is a going concern with sufficient funds to continue operations.

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.

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
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

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.

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Sunrise Multicultural Project (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• BBC Children In Need — “At BBC Children in Need fund vital support for children struggling with challenges caused by mental health, poverty, social inequality and f…” (source page)
• Brighter Futures — “Brighter Futures is a long term programme of projects designed to relieve deprivation by improving access and opportunity for individuals wi…” (source page)
• Cherwell District Council — “Community Funding Grants to support local voluntary and community sector organisations delivering projects and services within Cherwell , ai…” (source page)
• National Lottery Community Fund — “The Community Fund , funds projects that help people connect, grow and build a better future. They focus on supporting people facing poverty…” (source page)
• Oxfordshire Community Foundation — “Oxfordshire Community Foundation (OCF) is a charity that builds thriving communities through effective philanthropy.” (source page)
• Police & Crime Commissioner — “Provides Ministry of Justice funding to support victims of domestic abuse and sexual violence.” (source page)
• People’s Postcode Lottery — “Local community projects supported with grants of up to £150k raised by players in 2025.” (source page)
• Good Food Oxfordshire — “Good Food Oxfordshire is a network of organisations working towards a fairer, healthier and more sustainable food system for Oxfordshire.” (source page)

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

Register events

• Received assets from another charity (08/04/2022) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

• Zahid Bhattichair
• Ailene Bonner
• Elizabeth Anne Horn
• Ian Harwood
• Meryl Henderson Smith · trustee of 4 other charities
• Rev Stephen Allen Phillips

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

Operates in: Oxfordshire

Income and spending

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Known funders

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Government & lottery funding

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Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

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

• THE SUNRISE FOUNDATION CIO income £271k
• SUNRISE DIVERSITY income £200k
• SUNRISE COMMUNITY NURSERIES income £1.1m
• SUNSHINE CHILDREN'S CENTRE income £784k
• SUNSHINE INTERNATIONAL ARTS income £123k
• RISING SUN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE & ABUSE SERVICE income £1.4m

Side by side with its peers

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