The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in October 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust reported income of £837k and spending of £666k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £412k to £837k (+103%), an average of +19% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 95% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Slaughter and May Charitable Trust sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wellington Management UK Foundation (£834k), BGF Foundation (£839k) and Healthwatch Norfolk (£833k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £660k. Reserves of £171k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate.