Omushana, Sunshine for Children

Analysis

Omushana, Sunshine for Children is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Shrewsbury. It was registered in January 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Omushana, Sunshine for Children reported income of £13k and spending of £14k, spending 102% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income fell from £17k to £13k (-21%), an average of -5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to September 2025, when income dropped by 42%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Omushana, Sunshine for Children sits at the 37th percentile: it is larger than about 37% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 36th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Evergreen Foundation (£13k), The Family Forge (£13k) and Brewood Parochial Charities (£13k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.