Sophie's Silver Lining Fund

Analysis

Sophie's Silver Lining Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Oxfordshire. It was registered in October 1998, 28 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Sophie's Silver Lining Fund reported income of £22k and spending of £16k, leaving 28% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £6,508 to £22k (+240%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 103% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, Sophie's Silver Lining Fund sits at the 55th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include South Hampstead High School GDST (Junior Department) Parent Teacher Association (SHJS PTA) (£22k), Chesterton School Association (£22k) and Danetree Parent Teacher Association (£22k).