Registered charity · Gillingham
Sunlight Development Trust Limited
Sunlight Development Trust Limited is a registered charity (number 1126266) based in Gillingham, governed by 8 trustees and chaired by Adam Robert William Price since 2012. Latest income £611k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 4th October 2026.
- 8 trustees
- Income £611k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability and 3 more
- Where
- Kent, Medway
- Website
- www.sunlighttrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Sunlight Development Trust LTD
- Registered
- 2008
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£611k£595k
- 2024£500k£480k
- 2023£476k£442k
Earlier years
- 2022£436k£453k
- 2021£461k£394k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts 8% · Government grants under 1%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
TO DEVELOP THE CAPACITY AND SKILLS OF THE MEMBERS OF THE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED COMMUNITY IN SUCH A WAY THAT THEY ARE BETTER ABLE TO IDENTIFY, AND HELP MEET, THEIR NEEDS AND TO PARTICIPATE MORE FULLY IN SOCIETY.THE ADVANCEMENT OF HEALTHTHE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE EFFECTS ON SOCIETY OF DISADVANTAGE AND DISCRIMINATION.THE PROMOTION FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC OF URBAN OR RURAL REGENERATION IN AREAS OF SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC DEPRIVATION BY ALL OR ANY OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS:THE RELIEF OF FINANCIAL HARDSHIP:THE RELIEF OF UNEMPLOYMENT:THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION, TRAINING OR RETRAINING, PARTICULARLY AMONG UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE, AND PROVIDING UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE WITH WORK EXPERIENCE:THE PROVISION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OR BUSINESS ADVICE OR CONSULTANCY IN ORDER TO PROVIDE TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR UNEMPLOYED PEOPLE IN CASES OF FINANCIAL OR OTHER CHARITABLE NEED THROUGH HELP, (I) IN SETTING UP THEIR OWN BUSINESS, OR (II) TO EXISTING BUSINESSES:THE CREATION OF TRAINING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES BY THE PROVISION OF WORKSPACES, BUILDINGS, AND/OR LAND FOR THE USE ON FAVOURABLE TERMS:THE PROVISION OF HOUSING FOR THOSE WHO ARE IN CONDITIONS OF NEED AND THE IMPROVEMENT OF HOUSING IN THE PUBLIC SECTOR OR IN CHARITABLE OWNERSHIP PROVIDED THAT SUCH POWER SHALL NOT EXTEND TO RELIEVING ANY LOCAL AUTHORITIES OR OTHER BODIES OF A STATUTORY DUTY TO PROVIDE OR IMPROVE HOUSING.THE MAINTENANCE, IMPROVEMENT OR PROVISION OF PUBLIC AMENITIES:THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL FACILITIES FOR THE PUBLIC AT LARGE OR THOSE WHO BY REASON OF THEIR YOUTH, AGE, INFIRMITY OR DISABLEMENT, FINANCIAL HARDSHIP OR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES:THE PROTECTION OR CONSERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT:THE PROVISION OF PUBLIC HEALTH FACILITIES AND CHILDCARE:THE REHABILITATION OF EX-OFFENDERS AND THE PREVENTION OF CRIMESUCH OTHER MEANS AS MAY FROM TIME TO TIME BE DETERMINED SUBJECT THE PRIOR WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS FOR ENGLAND AND WALES.S.
Grants received
24 grants · £354,152 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £189,448 (11 grants)
- Power to Change Trust · £83,007 (4 grants)
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £30,324 (3 grants)
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £20,000
- The Colyer-Fergusson Charitable Trust · £15,000
Most recent
- The National Lottery Community Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
8 trustees on the board
- Adam Robert William Price Chair since 2012
- Clive Eric Waters since 2024
- Jai Vaishnavi Jaya Kumar since 2025
- Lia Helena Mandaracas since 2023
- Peter Adewale since 2025
- Simon Millard
- Sarah-Jane Hawkins since 2025
- Victoria O'Toole since 2026
Trustees past 6 years
- Adam Robert William Price Chair since 2012
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (8)
- Adam Robert William Price Chair since 2012
- Clive Eric Waters since 2024
- Jai Vaishnavi Jaya Kumar since 2025
- Lia Helena Mandaracas since 2023
- Peter Adewale since 2025
- Simon Millard
- Sarah-Jane Hawkins since 2025
- Victoria O'Toole since 2026
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.8 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 4.0 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1126266
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 31 JANUARY 2006AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION 3 OCTOBER 2008
- Companies House
- Company number 05692427 · Active
- Contact on the register
- 01634 581511 · info@sunlighttrust.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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