Sunniside Community Association

Analysis

Sunniside Community Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Bishop Auckland. It was registered in September 1992, 34 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Sunniside Community Association reported income of £14k and spending of £34k, spending 249% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £52k to £14k (-74%), an average of -28% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 64%. Over the whole period it spent 93% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Sunniside Community Association sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 37th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope of Glory Ambassadors International (£14k), Channel - Supporting Family Social Work in Liverpool (£14k) and Faraja Support (£14k).