Sparkle the National Transgender Charity

Analysis

Sparkle the National Transgender Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending December 2023, Sparkle the National Transgender Charity reported income of £90k and spending of £53k, leaving 41% of income unspent that year. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from £24k to £90k (+272%), an average of +93% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 177%. Over the whole period it spent 406% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, Sparkle the National Transgender Charity sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include East Timorese Association Peterborough (Etap) CIO (£89k), The Anti-Slavery Collective (£92k) and The Lipman-Miliband Trust (£86k).

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years.