Finance Score: 0

Governance Score: 7

Support Score: 6

No PartB

No volunteer policy: -2
Good trustee age range: +3
Dynamic board: +3
Gender balanced board: +3

Grant maker support: +6

Overall GiG Score: 13

THE CHRONICLE SUNSHINE FUND

We supply specialist equipment to children with disabilities in the North East region.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

The charity has received backing from multiple prominent grant makers recently
There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender and dynamic in terms of composition

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

Although this charity works with volunteers it does not have a Volunteer Management policy
Over half the Board have joined recently

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	Fundraising Cost £k	Total Funds £k	Unrestricted Funds £k	Mths Rsrvs	Staff	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£340	£300	£40	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	23
30/06/22	£261	£310	£-49	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
30/06/21	£318	£320	£-2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	8
30/06/20	£339	£343	£-4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	10
30/06/19	£333	£362	£-30	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a	5
30/06/18	£333	£362	£-30	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/17	£449	£489	£-40	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/16	£413	£391	£22	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/15	£344	£361	£-16	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/14	£331	£274	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/13	£305	£248	£57	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/12	£208	£217	£-9	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0
30/06/11	£332	£312	£20	£0	£0	£0	n/a	0	0

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 14 years

https://thesunshinefund.org/

siobhan.sargeant@thesunshinefund.org

01912016289

Charity Commission for England and Wales

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Listed activities

Disability
Education/Training
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Poverty relief

How it operates

Other charitable activities

Where it operates

Darlington, Durham, Newcastle Upon Tyne City, Northumberland, Sunderland,

Who it helps

Children/Young People
People With Disabilities

Who works here?

Unknown number of employees
23 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

Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd	£55,593
National Lottery Community Fund	£19,984
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland	£14,658
Garfield Weston Foundation	£10,000
DCMS	£9,860
The Grocers' Charity	£5,000

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Henry Smith Charity - Grant to Evening Chronicle Sunshine Fund
£1,110	03/07/2023	towards the cost of a day trip to South Shields beach for 25 children with disabilities from Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear.
National Lottery Community Fund - Sunshine Families
£10,000	22/07/2022	The funding will be used to continue to employ a Family Coordinator to lead their outreach programme and support services for families with children who have a disability including those with life ....more The funding will be used to continue to employ a Family Coordinator to lead their outreach programme and support services for families with children who have a disability including those with life limiting conditions. This provides activities events equipment and sensory play a family helpline for carers and emotional and pre-counselling support and signposting to support services. The aim is to develop the skills confidence and independence of children/young people reduce isolation and improve their lives.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Chronicle Sunshine Fund
£2,405	13/01/2022	Supporting the charity's purposes
Sir Jules Thorn Charitable Trust - The Chronicle Sunshine Fund - 05/10/21
£1,000	19/10/2021	Core Funding
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Chronicle Sunshine Fund
£2,347	14/10/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£10,000	17/09/2021	Family Services
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Chronicle Sunshine Fund
£2,336	15/07/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
The Grocers' Charity - 2021 - The Chronicle Sunshine Fund
£5,000	02/06/2021	Towards project costs to purchase essential life equipment for 20 children with complex needs and their families. Vulnerable children no longer have access to education facilities, vital therapies ....more Towards project costs to purchase essential life equipment for 20 children with complex needs and their families. Vulnerable children no longer have access to education facilities, vital therapies and respite services due to the pandemic.
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - A grant to The Chronicle Sunshine Fund
£2,144	22/04/2021	Supporting the charity's purposes
National Lottery Community Fund - Outreach Aftercare and Covid Response for Sunshine Families.
£9,984	19/03/2021 11	The funding will pay towards a Family Coordinator to help the project continue developing its community outreach support programme and aftercare services for children with disabilities and their ....more The funding will pay towards a Family Coordinator to help the project continue developing its community outreach support programme and aftercare services for children with disabilities and their families. This will include a mentoring and befriending service and online one-to-one and group support sessions for carers. This aims to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing.
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£2,715	14/01/2021	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£45,000	17/12/2020	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£2,581	15/10/2020	supporting the charity's purposes
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£9,860	24/07/2020	"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 ....more "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 services.2) To ensure essential services are provided to vulnerable people, both in the short and long term through increased community support through the work of charitable organisations."
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£2,556	23/07/2020	supporting the charity's purposes
CAF - Grant to The Chronicle Sunshine Fund
£3,000	17/04/2020 3	Grant to The Chronicle Sunshine Fund to support the organisation through COVID19
Community Foundation Tyne & Wear & Nthmbrlnd - supporting the charity's purposes
£2,741	22/01/2020	supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting the charity's purposes
£2,710	08/10/2019	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Supporting the charity's purposes
£2,716	03/07/2019	Supporting the charity's purposes
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly grant
£2,642	09/04/2019	Quarterly grant
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly grant
£2,500	08/01/2019	Quarterly grant
Wolfson Foundation - Grant to The Chronicle Sunshine Fund
£35,000	05/12/2018	Specialist equipment for children with learning and physical disabilities
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly donation
£2,782	07/06/2018	Quarterly donation
Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland - Quarterly donation
£2,777	10/03/2018	Quarterly donation

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How is it governed?

Trustees (12)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

Based on 10/12 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 24-59

CORRETTA KATHYANN KEARS Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

CHRIS WHITTINGTON Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Business Development Manager

DR CAROLINE GRAYSON Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

GRAEME WHITFIELD Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

LAURA THOMSON Appointed: 2022, Occupation: Director

REECE JENSEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

SEBASTIAN EMIL NYEGAARD LEONHARDSEN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

STUART BROWN Appointed: 2023, Occupation: Director

HELEN DALBY (Chair) Appointed: 2018, Occupation: Editor At Ncj Media

JONATHAN WATERS Appointed: 2020, Occupation: Solicitor

AMY VERONICA WHYTE Appointed: 2018, Occupation: None, Other trusteeship: AMARE HOSPICE AT HOME,

MAGGIE PAVLOU Appointed: 2021, Occupation: Managing Director, Other trusteeship: THE PEOPLE'S KITCHEN LIMITED,

Legal constitution

Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 14/12/2009, number: 1133293
Registered at Companies House on 01/10/2009, number: 07035903

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

Policies in force

Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
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
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

Filing Record

13 returns made; all on time

Main office

The Chronicle Sunshine Fund
ncjMedia Ltd
2nd Floor
Eldon Court
Percy Street
Newcastl

Objectives

The Charity’s objects are to benefit the sick or disabled young people up to and including the age of 18 years living in the English counties of Northumberland, Tyne and Wear, Durham and Cleveland (“the Area of Benefit”) including but not limited to:(a) Provision of funds for, or paying for, specialist equipment items for beneficiaries where they or those with responsibility for them could not otherwise afford those items and where those items are not provided by the NHS, Local Authorities or other similar public service;(b) providing recreational and leisure time activities in the interest of social welfare with a view to improving their conditions of life; (c) providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities to enable them to participate in society as mature and responsible individuals; and(d) providing family and organisation support to them and their families including, but not limited to, outreach services, support with applications and befriending, signposting to and facilitating introductions between their families.

Defined Area of Benefit:

NORTHUMBERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DURHAM AND CLEVELAND

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