Sunbeams Play

Analysis

Sunbeams Play is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Norfolk. It was registered in May 2013, 13 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and recreation, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending May 2025, Sunbeams Play reported income of £381k and spending of £344k, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from May 2021 to May 2025, income grew from £263k to £381k (+45%), an average of +9.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to May 2022, when income rose by 56%. Over the whole period it spent 86% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sunbeams Play sits at the 80th percentile: it is larger than about 80% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Anstice Community Trust (£381k), The Hands Up Foundation (£381k) and The Foundation for Circulatory Health (£381k).