SPARKLES - SUPPORTING CHILDREN WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME

Charity number: 1168036
Charity reporting is up to date (on time)

Charity overview

Activities - how the charity spends its money

Sparkles supports children with Down's syndrome in Buckinghamshire by the provision of speech and language therapies, funding of physiotherapy and occupational therapy sessions and organising appropriate leisure and recreational activities.

Income and expenditure

Data for financial year ending 31 March 2024

Total income: £27,225
Total expenditure: £84,764

People

5 Trustee(s)

12 Volunteer(s)

Employees with total benefits over £60,000

No information available

Fundraising

No information available

Trading

This charity does not have any trading subsidiaries.

Trustee payments

No trustees receive any remuneration, payments or benefits from the charity.

What, who, how, where

What the charity does:
  • Disability
Who the charity helps:
  • Children/young People
  • People With Disabilities
How the charity helps:
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
Where the charity operates:
  • Buckinghamshire

Governance

Registration history:
  • 05 July 2016: CIO registration
  • 17 February 2025: Funds received from 1198075 BUCKS BAME NETWORK
Organisation type:
CIO
Other names:

No other names

Gift aid:
Recognised by HMRC for gift aid
Other regulators:
No information available
Policies:
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
Land and property:
This charity does not own and/or lease land or property

Trustees

Trustees are the people responsible for controlling the work, management and administration of the charity on behalf of its beneficiaries. Generally trustees are treasurer, chair, board member etc. The trustees are responsible for keeping this list up to date and can do this by updating their details as they happen through the online service

5 Trustee(s)

Name Role Date of appointment Other trusteeships Reporting status of other trusteeships
Kirsty MacCuish Chair 31 January 2022
None on record
Kathryn Louise Broadway Trustee 09 April 2024
None on record
Bushra Maqsood Trustee 09 April 2024
None on record
Eszter Hegedus-Bite Trustee 09 April 2024
None on record
Dr GRAHAM SMITH Trustee 03 May 2016
None on record

Financial history

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Financial period end date

Income / Expenditure 31/03/2020 31/03/2021 31/03/2022 31/03/2023 31/03/2024
Total gross income £57.68k £25.77k £17.23k £36.47k £27.23k
Total expenditure £64.99k £21.78k £41.37k £42.21k £84.76k
Income from government contracts N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
Income from government grants N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Accounts and annual returns

This table shows the charity's record of submitting annual returns, accounts and trustees' annual report (TAR) for the last five financial periods.
Title Reporting year Date received Received Download
Annual return 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2024 27 January 2025 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2023 25 March 2024 54 days late
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2023 29 January 2024 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2022 30 January 2023 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2021 25 January 2022 On Time Download Open in new window
Annual return 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time
Accounts and TAR 31 March 2020 29 January 2021 On Time Download Open in new window
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Governing document

Details of the type of governing document the charity has and when it was established.
It is not the full text of the charity's governing document.

CIO - Association Registered 05 Jul 2016

Charitable objects

THE RELIEF OF CHILDREN WITH DOWN'S SYNDROME LIVING IN BUCKINGHAMSHIRE AND THE SURROUNDING AREA BY THE PROVISION OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE THERAPIES, FUNDING PHYSIOTHERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SESSIONS AND ORGANISING APPROPRIATE LEISURE AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES FOR SUCH CHILDREN

Contact information

Address:
50 Scholars Walk
Langley
SLOUGH
SL3 8LY
Phone:
07825779460
Email:
hello@sparkles.org.uk
Website:

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