Sunbeams Playgroup + Gwernaffield
What it does
Sunbeams Playgroup Plus Gwernaffield provides high quality day care that enhances the development, care and education of pre-school children in a safe and stimulating environment, where they learn through play. Utilising the Community room within Ysgol Y Waun, Gwernaffield
Its charitable purposes
TO ENHANCE THE DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION OF CHILDREN IN WALES, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, BY ENCOURAGING PARENTS TO UNDERSTAND AND PROVIDE FOR THEIR NEEDS THROUGH HIGH QUALITY CHILDCARE PROVISION.
Causes
- What it works on
- Education and training
- Who it helps
- Children and young people
- How it works
- Provides buildings, facilities or open space
- Provides advocacy, advice or information
Where it works
- In Wales
- Flintshire
Income and spending
In the year ending 31 August 2025, it had income of £62,603 and spent £59,785.
| Year ending | Income | Spending | Paid staff | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £62,603 | £59,785 | Not reported | 4 |
| 31 August 2024 | £68,623 | £74,115 | Not reported | Not reported |
| 31 August 2023 | £94,225 | £81,786 | Not reported | 1 |
| 31 August 2022 | £46,568 | £42,553 | Not reported | 6 |
| 31 August 2021 | £29,895 | £30,873 | Not reported | Not reported |
Financial position
Separate measures from the charity's own returns and accounts, each with its year. Read them together: no single measure says how well a charity is run.
- Income over time
- Up 109%, from £29,895 in the year to 31 August 2021 to £62,603 in the year to 31 August 2025.
- Spending against income
- It spent 95% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025. It spent more than its income in 2 of the 5 years shown.
- Money from government
- 71% of its income in the year to 31 August 2025 came from government grants and contracts (£44,362).
- Largest funder
- Flintshire County Council gave £24,328 in the year to 31 August 2025, 39% of that year's income.
Government funding, as the charity reported it
Government grants in the year ending 31 August 2025: £14,362 from 2 grants. Government contracts: £30,000 from 2 contracts.
| Year ending | Government grants | Government contracts |
|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | £14,362 from 2 grants | £30,000 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2024 | £20,150 from 2 grants | £9,297 from 1 contract |
| 31 August 2023 | £30,307 from 3 grants | Not reported |
| 31 August 2022 | £18,785 from 3 grants | £22,727 from 2 contracts |
| 31 August 2021 | £25,953 from 7 grants | Not reported |
Who funds it, according to its accounts
In its accounts for the year ending 31 August 2025, the charity named 2 funders who gave £42,562 between them. £42,562 of that came from public bodies.
These figures were read from the accounts the charity filed with the Charity Commission by Claude, an AI model, in OpenEconomy's accounts reader. AI can misread a table, so check the accounts on the register before relying on a figure.
| Funder | Type | Aug 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Flintshire County Council | Council | £24,328 |
| Welsh Government | Welsh Government | £18,233 |
Grants awarded to it, published on 360Giving
No grants to this charity appear in 360Giving data.
Trustees
4 trustees run the charity.
- Georgia WilliamsChair
- Corey Williams
- Natatlie Eddy
- Natatlie Shane
Filing record
Of the last 5 annual returns that were due, 4 arrived by the deadline.
| Year ending | Due | Annual return | Accounts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2025 | 30 June 2026 | Received 5 June 2026, 25 days early | Received 5 June 2026 |
| 31 August 2024 | 30 June 2025 | Received 27 June 2025, 3 days early | Received 27 June 2025 |
| 31 August 2023 | 30 June 2024 | Received 16 August 2024, 47 days late | Received 16 August 2024 |
| 31 August 2022 | 30 June 2023 | Received 9 June 2023, 21 days early | Received 9 June 2023 |
| 31 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | Received 30 June 2022 | Received 30 June 2022 |
About this charity
- Charity number
- 1175039
- Status
- Registered
- Registered with the Commission
- 9 October 2017
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 09 Oct 2017
- Council area of its contact address
- Flintshire
Sources
- Register details, income, spending, trustees and filing dates: Charity Commission for England and Wales, register of charities. Loaded by OpenEconomy on 2 November 2026.
- Funding from accounts: the charity's filed accounts, read by OpenEconomy's AI accounts reader on 2 November 2026.
- Grants awarded: 360Giving open grants data, from funders that publish there, as loaded by OpenEconomy.