Sunderland Samba FC

Analysis

Sunderland Samba FC is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sunderland. It was registered in February 2022, 4 years ago. Its declared purposes cover disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under disability. 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 March 2025, Sunderland Samba FC reported income of £36k and spending of £48k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 3 years on record, from March 2023 to March 2025, income grew from £15k to £36k (+141%), an average of +55% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 194%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Sunderland Samba FC sits at the 49th percentile: it is larger than about 49% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 55th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Manston Village Hall (£36k), Fact Bucks (£36k) and Oxenhope Straw Race (£36k).