Sunflowers at St.annes

Analysis

Sunflowers at St.annes is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nantwich. It was registered in January 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06730883). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending November 2025, Sunflowers at St.annes reported income of £631k and spending of £511k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from November 2021 to November 2025, income grew from £267k to £631k (+136%), an average of +24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to November 2024, when income rose by 41%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sunflowers at St.annes sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Home Farm Children's Nursery (£631k), Manor Twiglets Nursery Limited (£633k) and Maldwyn Nursery and Family Centre (£630k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 51%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £332k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 17 people.