Suncroft Donations Trust

Analysis

Suncroft Donations Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2012, 14 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 07936819). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Suncroft Donations Trust reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.0m, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £2.2m to £1.2m (-44%), an average of -14% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income dropped by 40%. Over the whole period it spent 72% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Suncroft Donations Trust sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Shepherd Services (£1.2m), Liverpool Church of England Council for Social Aid (Incorporated) (£1.2m) and Environmental Conservation Co-Operative (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 85% of spending and raising funds 14%. Grants to other organisations totalled £880k. Reserves of £16.0m would cover about 185 months of spending at that rate.