Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 0
Support Score: 2
  • No PartB
    • Overall weighted support: +2
    Overall GiG Score: 2 ?

    SUNSHINE SUNFLOWER FOUNDATION

    Sunshine Sunflower Foundation help people grow. We provide a safe and secure place of work for disadvantaged young people aged between 16 to 24 years old. We operate around HD8 area of Huddersfield, offering a 12 month paid placement in therapeutic horticulture. Our young people train with horticultural experts who are kind and patient, whilst working towards developing a good work ethic.
    Analysis by Giving is Great

    Positives:

    • The charity has received backing from a grant maker 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 ?

    Y/E Income Spending Surplus/
    Deficit
    Volun-
    teers
    31/03/23*£70£16£54n/a
    Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
    Established: 2 years

    www.sunshinesunflower.org.uk

    debbie@sunshinesunflower.org.uk

    07904813646

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    UN SDGs
    ?
    Listed activities
    • Disability
    • Other Charitable Purposes
    GiG Classification
    • Support for specific schools
    How it operates
    • Makes grants to individuals
    • Other charitable activities
    • Provides advocacy/advice/information
    • Provides services
    Where it operates
    • Throughout England And Wales,
    Who it helps
    • Children/Young People

    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.

    Specific Donations
    Amount When
    Months
    To be used for
    Sir George Martin Trust - Grant to Sunshine Sunflower Foundation
    £2,621 07/11/2022
    Capital costs for Youth Welfare & Education

    Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

    How is it governed?

    Trustees (4)
    Current Trustees appointed

    • CARL HOPE Appointed: 2024
    • HAYLEY SYKES Appointed: 2023
    • JACQUELINE WENDY MCGREGOR MRS Appointed: 2023
    • LESLEY METTRICK (Chair) Appointed: 2022
    Legal constitution
    • Charity registered in England & Wales on 27/05/2022, number: 1199116
    Gift Aid
    • NOT 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
    • 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
    1 returns made; AR23: 104 days late,
    Main office

    1 THE SQUARE
    JOS LANE
    SHEPLEY
    HUDDERSFIELD
    HD8 8DH

    Objectives

    TO ACT AS A RESOURCE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 12-24 WISHING TO PARTICIPATE IN HORTICULTURE, COUNTRYSIDE AND CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES WITH THE VIEW TO:A) HELPING YOUNG PEOPLE ADVANCE IN LIFE BY DEVELOPING SKILLS AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS INDEPENDENT, MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS; B) ADVANCING THEIR EDUCATION; C) PROMOTING FUTURE EMPLOYMENT; ANDD) PROVIDING OR ASSISTING IN THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES IN THE INTERESTS OF SOCIAL WELFARE FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITY OF INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE OR DISABILITY WITH THE OBJECT OF IMPROVING THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE.

    Data Sources

    Charity Commission for England and Wales
    360 Giving

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