Scott Bolton Trust

Analysis

Scott Bolton Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Scott Bolton Trust reported income of £33k and spending of £47k, spending 143% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £24k to £33k (+40%), an average of +8.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 25%. Over the whole period it spent 132% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, Scott Bolton Trust sits at the 75th percentile: it is larger than about 75% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Eleanor Creeke Settlement (£33k), Pitshanger Community Play Centre (£33k) and Paddock Wood and District Lions Club Charity Trust Fund (£33k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.