Finance Score: 7
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 10
  • Strong growth: +2
  • Future income +5
  • No PartB
  • Dynamic board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +10
Overall GiG Score: 20 ?

SUNBEAMS PLAY

Sunbeams Play is an Ofsted registered charity, providing a safe, inclusive and caring environment for those with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Specialist sessions are fun, differentiated, individualised and delivered to maximise achievement. Sessions are also provided for young carers offering respite from their caring role. Training and 1-1 support is provided for parents, carers and families.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • There has been strong growth in spending over the last 5 years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers and there are significant future grants due to be received
  • The Board appears to be dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/05/23£320£319£1n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/22£412£258£154n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/21£263£178£85n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/20£157£157£0n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/19£196£177£20n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/18£166£189£-23n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/17£194£192£2n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/16£154£123£31n/an/an/an/an/an/a
31/05/15£90£123£-33n/an/an/an/an/an/a
27/05/14£70£28£42n/an/an/an/an/an/a

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 11 years

www.sunbeamsplay.org.uk

sue@sunbeamsplay.org.uk

01493442181

Charity Commission for England and WalesFacebook
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • Recreation
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
GiG Classification
  • Services for people with disabilities
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides buildings/facilities/open space
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Norfolk, Suffolk,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • People With Disabilities

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
Henry Smith Charity£145,900
BBC Children in Need£142,116
National Lottery Community Fund£129,570
DCMS£59,749
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation£41,823
Three Guineas Trust£24,873
The Foyle Foundation£15,500
Crowdfunder£13,155
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday playscheme 2024
£14,873 16/04/2024
12
Holiday playscheme 2024
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Playscheme 2023
£10,000 19/05/2023
Holiday Playscheme 2023
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sunbeams Play
£116,688 05/04/2023
36
This grant funds the Support Co-ordinator who provides children and young people with autism and other related conditions including mental health and ADHD. Intended outcomes are emotional wellbeing, positive empowerment and essential skills.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sunbeams Play
£500 20/10/2022
0
‘Cost of Living uplift: £500 to help projects meet their rising costs and respond to increased demand 31/10/2022’
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£4,670 29/09/2022
Covid response
National Lottery Community Fund - Supporting Late Diagnosis Autism
£9,630 23/09/2022
The funding will be used to deliver a new support service for adults with late diagnosis autism. The project aims to provide opportunities for adults with autism to access advice and information as they come to terms with a new diagnosis.
Crowdfunder - Local Action Fund
£8,485 14/07/2022
Covid response
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Sunbeams Play
£145,900 10/03/2022
36
towards three years' running costs of a project providing a range of activities and group sessions for children and young people affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders, and their families, in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - Sunbeams Play - 17/08/21
£1,500 07/09/2021
Skilling up with Sunbeams
National Lottery Community Fund - Sunbeams Play
£119,940 27/08/2021
The funding will support activities Co-ordinator and two key workers to maintain one-to-one support for the project's clients. Sunbeams provides respite and support to children and young people with autism as well as support for parents carers and ....more
Trusthouse Charitable Foundation - Grant to Sunbeams Play
£41,823 23/06/2021
50% of salary over 3 years for the Manager of a centre for the parents and families of autistic children in Great Yarmouth, Norfolk.
The Foyle Foundation - Learning (MGS)
£15,500 28/04/2021
towards equipment and activities to improve delivery of the organisation's learning programmes (awarded grant in response to coronavirus)
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Sunbeams Play
£7,200 03/03/2021
purchase IT equipment for a charity supporting people with disabilties in Norfolk
DCMS - DCMS VSCE CMC Covid Funding
£37,009 09/12/2020
The Community Match Challenge is an £85M fund aimed at supporting the Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) in their COVID response. Awards were made to philanthropists, foundations and grant making organisations to match funds raised on ....more
Cheshire Community Foundation - Family Well-being support
£4,084 04/11/2020
Sunbeams Play provides support to those affected by autism and related conditions including the child or young person, siblings, parents and carers to understand their diagnosis and find strategies to cope and lower anxiety and inappropriate ....more
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,200 25/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sunbeams Play
£24,928 09/09/2020
18
COVID19 - This project delivers activity sessions for young people on the autistic spectrum and with similar conditions, isolated due to Covid-19. This will result in increased self-belief, improved social skills and improved life skills.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£13,540 30/06/2020
NET, Comic Relief and Children in Need will use this funding to provide: increased support to vulnerable people and hidden groups, thus reducing the burden on public services; reach local grassroots and small organisations who can provide an ....more
Three Guineas Trust - Towards Running costs
£150,000 02/07/2019
Towards running costs
Three Guineas Trust - Running Costs
£50,000 11/10/2018
Towards running costs.
Three Guineas Trust - Staff and running costs
£176,000 18/07/2016
Towards staff costs and running costs.
Three Guineas Trust - Play service in Great Yarmouth
£255,000 28/11/2013
Towards establishment of a play service for children with ASD in Great Yarmouth.
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • BENJAMIN JAMES DORSETT (Chair) Appointed: 2018
  • CAMERON JAMES BARLOW Appointed: 2019
  • CHARLES JONATHON WATT Appointed: 2018
  • DAVID JOHN WARNER Appointed: 2016
  • JANINE MARIA BOWYER Appointed: 2024
  • JOHN HERBERT HUGHES Appointed: 2024
  • SAMANTHA CLAIR CORRIGAN Appointed: 2021
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 28/05/2013, number: 1152188
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Other Regulators
  • Ofsted (Office For Standards In Education)
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
10 returns made; all on time
Main office

Unit 7
Enterprise Court
Gapton Hall Road
Great Yarmouth
NR31 0ND

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE AND PROTECT THE PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH OF CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO LIVE WITH AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS, ASPERGER SYNDROME AND ATTENTION RELATED DISORDERS THROUGH PROVIDING AND PROMOTING APPROPRIATE CARE, SUPPORT, DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES, EDUCATION AND PRACTICAL ADVICE.2. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN ALL AREAS RELATING TO AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS, ASPERGER SYNDROME AND ATTENTION RELATED DISORDERS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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