Eversheds Sutherland (International) Charitable Trust

Analysis

Eversheds Sutherland (International) Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cardiff. It was registered in November 2000, 26 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Eversheds Sutherland (International) Charitable Trust reported income of £519k and spending of £585k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £967k to £519k (-46%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 82% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Eversheds Sutherland (International) Charitable Trust sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Alison Hillman Charitable Trust (£518k), The Cranbrook Foundation (£520k) and The Linder Foundation (£518k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £585k. Reserves of £1.5m would cover about 30 months of spending at that rate.