Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: -3

Support Score: 9

No PartB

All female board: -3

Large volunteers +3
Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 6

SPARKLE SHEFFIELD

The charity undertakes projects that engage children, young people and families to take a full and productive role within society by raising awareness of the barriers they face and offering activities, support and mentoring to empower and enrich their lives.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

The Board is completely female

Financial issues to consider:

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

Established: 15 years

www.sparklesheffield.co.uk

info@sparklesheffield.co.uk

01143863313

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Sources of Income ?

Y/E		Income £k	Spending £k	Surplus/ Deficit	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
31/05/23		£107	£83	£24	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	25
31/05/22		£88	£87	£1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	52
31/05/21		£87	£80	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	24
31/05/20		£54	£50	£5	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	17
31/05/19?		£56	£49	£7	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	21
01/04/18		£52	£60	£-8	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/17		£50	£34	£16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/16		£4	£3	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/15		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/14		£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/13		£2	£2	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/12		£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/11		£1	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
01/04/10	*	£1	£1	£1	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Listed activities

Education/Training
General Charitable Purposes
Other Charitable Purposes

How it operates

Acts as an umbrella or resource body
Makes Grants to Individuals
Other charitable activities
Provides advocacy/advice/information
Provides human resources
Provides services

Where it operates

Throughout England And Wales,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities
The General Public/Mankind

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
25 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

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

Major supporters in last 5 years

BBC Children in Need	£33,500
National Lottery Community Fund	£9,955
Three Guineas Trust	£7,660
DCMS	£3,000
Co-Operative Group	£1,313

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Three Guineas Trust - Holiday Playscheme 2023
£7,660	16/05/2023	Holiday Playscheme 2023
Co-Operative Group - Grant to Sparkle Sheffield
£1,313	22/10/2022	We would like to give autistic children the opportunity to experience a wide range of specialist resources.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sparkle Sheffield
£30,500	31/01/2022	This project will deliver support group sessions and specialist independent advocacy sessions for Autistic children and young people in Sheffield, leading to an increased sense of empowerment, ....more This project will deliver support group sessions and specialist independent advocacy sessions for Autistic children and young people in Sheffield, leading to an increased sense of empowerment, improved independent skills and confidence.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sparkle Sheffield
£3,000	17/06/2020 6	COVID19 - This grant will fund activities for children and young people who have been diagnosed with Autism who are experiencing isolation due to Covid-19. This will result in reduced anxiety and ....more COVID19 - This grant will fund activities for children and young people who have been diagnosed with Autism who are experiencing isolation due to Covid-19. This will result in reduced anxiety and children having fun and enjoying themselves.
DCMS - VSCE CMC Fund
£3,000	22/05/2020	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 ....more 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 on-the-ground community response to the crisis; and, support local charitable organisations to mobilise volunteers to enable better targeted support in communities through empowered local groups.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sparkle Sheffield Duke Of York Box
£9,955	01/08/2019 12	The funding will be used to create an autism friendly box at the Sheffield Arena. This will enable families/groups to watch events entirely from within the box and aid independence for autistic ....more The funding will be used to create an autism friendly box at the Sheffield Arena. This will enable families/groups to watch events entirely from within the box and aid independence for autistic people.
BBC Children in Need - Grant to Sparkle Sheffield
£118,683	23/10/2018 36	This project will deliver 1-2-1 and group work, family sessions, sibling support, advice and advocacy to autistic young people and their families in Sheffield. Well-being and relationships will ....more This project will deliver 1-2-1 and group work, family sessions, sibling support, advice and advocacy to autistic young people and their families in Sheffield. Well-being and relationships will improve and young people will learn essential life skills.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sparkle Sheffield Autism Fayre for Parents and Professionals
£9,943	21/06/2017 12	The group will run an inclusive and informative fayre for people with autism and their parents or carers. This will provide families of autistic children with information and signposting to support ....more The group will run an inclusive and informative fayre for people with autism and their parents or carers. This will provide families of autistic children with information and signposting to support services.

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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (6)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 5/6 persons

DR LISA PHILIP Appointed: 2020

HYACINTH GAYLE Appointed: 2019

JOY MCFARLANE

LIESJE DUSAUZAY (Chair) Appointed: 2020

LORRAINE SMITH Appointed: 2016

RACHEL WORBOYS Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 06/11/2008, number: 1126583

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Engaging external speakers at charity events policy and procedures
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
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

14 returns made; AR10: 281 days late,

Recent reorganisation events:

Asset transfer in from ELLESMERE YOUTH PROJECT on 15/05/2023

Main office

Sparkle Sheffield
Knowle House
4 Norfolk Park Road
SHEFFIELD
S2 3QE

Objectives

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF YOUNG PEOPLEBETWEEN AGES OF 0 AND 25 BY PROVIDING ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE ANDORGANISING PROGRAMMES OF PHYSICAL, EDUCATIONAL AND OTHER ACTIVITIES AS AMEANS OF:(A) ADVANCING IN LIFE AND HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE BY DEVELOPING THEIRSKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE INSOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION.2. TO ADVANCE THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION ON THE GROUNDS OF RACE, GENDER,DISABILITY , SEXUAL ORIENTATION OR RELIGION;(B) ADVANCING EDUCATION AND RAISING AWARENESS IN EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY;(C) PROMOTING ACTIVITIES TO FOSTER UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN PEOPLE FROMDIVERSE BACKGROUNDS.3. TO ADVANCE SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OFYOUNG PEOPLE AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE.

Defined Area of Benefit:

UNDEFINED. IN PRACTICE, NATIONAL

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