Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome

Analysis

Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Slough. It was registered in July 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome reported income of £95k and spending of £51k, leaving 47% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £26k to £95k (+270%), an average of +39% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 251%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sparkles - Supporting Children with Down's Syndrome sits at the 65th percentile: it is larger than about 65% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 70th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Bishop Thomas Grant Charitable Foundation (£95k), Forest Sensory Services (£96k) and Arty Party Limited (£95k).