the sigrid rausing trust

The charity supports the general public. The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales, Albania, 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

The Trust gives grants to support work on human rights and rule of law, open societies, and the environment. We support groups in a number of focus regions and countries internationally. We also make occasional gifts via our Chairs Gifts and Trustees Gifts programmes.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income

£28,952,645

Latest Expenditure

£26,329,790

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 87.6%

% of income going directly to charitable activities

Overall Efficiency 96.3%

% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)

Administrative Ratio 3.9%

Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £27,163,556

Charitable Activities £0

Other Trading £0

Investments £1,693,838

Other Income £95,251

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £25,348,519

Raising Funds £981,271

Governance £39,109

Grants to Institutions £22,776,696

Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial Year	Income	Expenditure	Charitable Spending	Net Assets	Reserves	Staff
2024	£28,952,645	£26,329,790	£25,348,519	£292,074,331	£0	25 / 0
2023	£52,555,658	£55,125,405	£54,559,406	£265,657,275	£0	28 / 0
2022	£160,011,516	£41,742,369	£41,736,448	£211,663,296	£0	27 / 0
2021	£119,929,841	£17,106,886	£17,093,841	£102,794,407	£0	23 / 0