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sparkle (south wales)

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, other defined groups, and the general public. Sparkle (south Wales) is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by providing human resources. The charity is based in Newport and operates in Monmouthshire, Newport City, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

Sparkle (South Wales) Limited under appeal name "the Sparkle Appeal" provides sporting, leisure and support services for the 1200 children with complex disabilities in the Gwent areas and their families. It provides many enhanced services for children with wide ranging disabilities and supports provision of treatment, consultation, care, leisure and information all under one roof.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£639,374
Latest Expenditure
£787,224

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 115.7%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 94.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 6.6%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £544,903
Charitable Activities £82,695
Other Trading £6,671
Investments £5,105
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £739,927
Raising Funds £47,297
Governance £4,527
Grants to Institutions £0
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£639,374£787,224£739,927£656,094£375,367111 / 40
2023£647,367£671,395£659,870£803,944£448,045110 / 38
2022£728,687£699,043£688,408£827,972£385,33196 / 31
2021£526,894£502,686£486,682£798,328£313,51483 / 35
2020£555,836£541,197£523,309£774,120£246,88116 / 48

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers