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SUNRISE COMMUNITY NURSERIES

Registered charity 1194221 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The organisation was established to operate on a not-for-profit basis for the benefit of children and families in the local community to enhance the development and education of children primarily under statutory school age by offering appropriate play, education and care facilities.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.1m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2021
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £80,512 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £227,479 were maintained at a level consistent with the charity's policy of holding three to six months of expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: between three and six month’s expenditure (held: £227k)
“It is the policy of the Charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by MMBA London Ltd. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (0 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.1m
Total spending
£1.0m
Cost of raising funds
£40k
Reserves (reported)
£0
Employees
45

Reported reserves equal ~0.0 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (100% 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: 3.5% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Lewisham

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.1m£1.0m
31/03/2024£935k£1.2m
31/03/2023£714k£695k
30/06/2022£896k£775k

Common questions

Is SUNRISE COMMUNITY NURSERIES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity generated a net income surplus of £80,512 for the year ended 31 March 2025, reversing a deficit from the previous year. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves of £227,479 were maintained at a level consistent with the charity's policy of holding three to six months of expenditure. The independent auditor confirmed that the financial statements give a true and fair view and identified no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by MMBA London Ltd.

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 STEVE MORGAN FOUNDATION1£185k
MYISRAEL1£20k
THE BURBERRY FOUNDATION1£11k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
SUNRISE COMMUNITY NURSERIES£1.1m—0above—no doubt
OSBORNE HOUSE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£549k—0above—no doubt
RAINBOW COMMUNITY NURSERY FY2025£807k—0below—no doubt
FUN 4 KIDZ FY2025£1.2m—0unclear—no doubt
KING SQUARE COMMUNITY NURSERY LTD FY2025£789k—0unclear—no doubt
LORDSWOOD COMMUNITY PLAYGROUP FY2025£343k—0above—no doubt

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