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the sutton trust

The charity supports children and young people and other charities or voluntary bodies. The Sutton Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to organisations. The charity is based in London and operates in England And Wales and Scotland.


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 Sutton Trust aims to improve educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds and increase social mobility, in particular by supporting projects, policy advocacy and undertaking and commissioning research.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£7,463,664
Latest Expenditure
£8,253,431

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 102.8%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.0%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 11.5%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £7,261,155
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £202,509
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £7,672,890
Raising Funds £580,541
Governance £368,894
Grants to Institutions £1,539,288
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£7,463,664£8,253,431£7,672,890£9,728,545£5,284,19647 / 326
2023£7,123,285£7,627,677£6,999,053£10,340,864£4,988,76844 / 260
2022£5,829,676£6,343,200£5,778,864£10,953,173£4,075,85133 / 0
2021£6,133,807£4,495,334£3,947,602£11,800,357£3,797,49431 / 0
2020£6,698,890£5,217,472£4,651,738£9,744,521£3,577,92528 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers