Sunflowers at Grafton

Analysis

Sunflowers at Grafton is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Marlborough. It was registered in June 2012, 14 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 08100944). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Sunflowers at Grafton reported income of £583k and spending of £555k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £424k to £583k (+38%), an average of +8.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2024, when income rose by 23%. Over the whole period it spent 96% 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 Grafton 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 The Willows Daycare Limited (£582k), Clopton Nursery Trust (£584k) and NFTS Foundation (£582k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 1.6%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £180k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.