Sparkle (South Wales)

Analysis

Sparkle (South Wales) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Newport. It was registered in September 2002, 24 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and amateur sport, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04238990). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sparkle (South Wales) reported income of £917k and spending of £760k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £527k to £917k (+74%), an average of +15% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 43%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sparkle (South Wales) sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Gloucestershire Counselling Service (£917k), C2c Social Action (£918k) and Whitehaven Community Trust Limited (£916k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%, charitable activities 10% and investments 1.3%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £175k. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 13%. Reserves of £457k would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 124 people.