Finance Score: 2

Governance Score: 2

Support Score: 0

Strong growth: +2
No PartB

Only 4 Trustees: -1
Gender balanced board: +3

Large volunteers +3

Overall GiG Score: 7

SUNFLOWERS CHILDREN'S ACTION GROUP

Sunflowers Children's Action Group aims to relieve the needs of children between 3-16 suffering from life-limiting/life-threatening illnesses and their families by arranging special activities and events to create memories, make friendships and provide mutual support in the Lincolnshire and Yorkshire regions.

Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

This charity has been successful in attracting volunteers relative to its size
The charity has received modest backing from a grant maker recently
There has been strong growth in spending since inception

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

There are only 4 trustees

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	Spending	Surplus/ Deficit	Volun- teers
30/06/23	£79,302	£83,925	£-4,623	25
30/06/22	£100,122	£68,634	£31,488	30
30/06/21	£50,876	£37,604	£13,272	30
30/06/20	£48,732	£25,951	£22,781	20

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Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000

Established: 4 years

www.sunflowers.charity

hello@sunflowers.org.uk

07597988809

Charity Commission for England and Wales

Listed activities

Disability
The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives

GiG Classification

Services for young people

How it operates

Provides services

Where it operates

Kingston Upon Hull City, Leeds City, Lincolnshire, North East Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire, North Yorkshire,

Who it helps

Children/Young People

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.

Specific Donations

Amount	When Months	To be used for
Masonic Trust - MCF Matched Funding
£500	28/02/2023	Unrestricted matched funding in partnership with the local masonic province

Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (4)

Current Trustees appointed

Gender Split

DEREK ROBERT MCANDREW Appointed: 2019

JOANNE WRIGHT (Chair) Appointed: 2019

KATHRYN LOUISE ROBERTS Appointed: 2021

PAUL MCCORMICK Appointed: 2019

Legal constitution

Charity registered in England & Wales on 13/11/2019, number: 1186308

Gift Aid

Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid

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
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
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

4 returns made; all on time

Main office

c/o Jasmin House
Ayscough Street
GRIMSBY
NE Lincs
DN31 1TG

Objectives

TO RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AGED BETWEEN 3-16 SUFFERING FROM LIFE LIMITING/THREATENING ILLNESSES AND THEIR FAMILIES WHO LIVE WITHIN LINCOLNSHIRE AND YORKSHIRE THROUGH ARRANGING SPECIAL ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS TO CREATE MEMORIES, MAKE FRIENDSHIPS AND PROVIDE MUTUAL SUPPORT.

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