Scotts Project Trust

Analysis

Scotts Project Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Tonbridge. It was registered in January 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, disability and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03143819). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Scotts Project Trust reported income of £2.5m and spending of £2.3m, spending 90% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.9m to £2.5m (+34%), an average of +7.6% a year. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Scotts Project Trust sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Exeter City Community Trust (£2.5m), Community Connex Ltd. (£2.5m) and DFN Project Search (£2.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 92%, investments 4.3% and donations and legacies 2.7%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £1.3m would cover about 7 months of spending at that rate. It employed 82 people.