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university of sunderland development trust

The charity supports children and young people, people with disabilities, and other charities or voluntary bodies. University Of Sunderland Development Trust is a registered charity whose purpose is education and training. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Sunderland and operates in Sunderland.


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 seeks to underpin the University's commitment to remaining a high quality civic university, in a city & region that is reinventing itself, by offering life-changing opportunities & transformation.Over the next 3 years the Trust will continue to seek funds from a range of sources but establish three giving programmes focusing on major gifts, legacies & its alumni giving programme.

Fundraising

See where University Of Sunderland Development Trust is active and find local fundraising opportunities.

Local Authority

Financial Information

Latest Income
£428,757
Latest Expenditure
£557,974

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 8.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 98.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 7.0%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £3,872,295
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £59,783
Other Income £0

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £322,354
Raising Funds £6,262
Governance £16,880
Grants to Institutions £112,715
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£428,757£557,9740 / 0
2023£1,880,718£328,616£322,354£6,363,326£471,0270 / 0
2022£179,295£494,1100 / 0
2021£529,309£144,926£137,165£3,202,793£478,9590 / 0
2020£121,337£118,3170 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers