Sparkle Sheffield

Analysis

Sparkle Sheffield is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in November 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals, provides human resources and provides services.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Sparkle Sheffield reported income of £59k and spending of £66k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income fell from £87k to £59k (-32%), an average of -9.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2025, when income dropped by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sparkle Sheffield sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 63rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Philological Foundation (£59k), Cylch Meithrin Talgarreg (£59k) and Wits Foundation UK (£59k).