The Schroder 1905 Trust

Analysis

The Schroder 1905 Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Schroder 1905 Trust reported income of £573k and spending of £236k, leaving 59% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £478k to £573k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 46% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Schroder 1905 Trust sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Circle Community Ltd (£573k), Blanchminster Trust (£574k) and Action for Refugees in Lewisham (£573k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 81% of spending and raising funds 6.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £189k. Reserves of £13.2m would cover about 638 months of spending at that rate.