Scott (Eredine) Charitable Trust

Analysis

Scott (Eredine) Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cirencester. It was registered in March 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and armed forces/emergency service efficiency, which this site groups under armed forces, emergency and public safety. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Scott (Eredine) Charitable Trust reported income of £653k and spending of £644k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £585k to £653k (+12%), an average of +2.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 31%. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 200 England and Wales charities whose main cause is armed forces, emergency and public safety and that reported income, Scott (Eredine) Charitable Trust sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Institution of Royal Engineers (£622k), Firstlight Trust (£671k) and The Rifles Regimental Trust (£574k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 99%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £14.8m would cover about 273 months of spending at that rate.