Schottlander Research Charitable Trust
Analysis
Schottlander Research Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Letchworth Garden City. It was registered in April 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under health and saving lives. 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 December 2025, Schottlander Research Charitable Trust reported income of £23k and spending of £194k, spending 847% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £100k to £23k (-77%), an average of -31% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income rose by 15120%. Over the whole period it spent 125% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Schottlander Research Charitable Trust sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 47th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashmore Park Community Association (£23k), Winsham Jubilee Hall (£23k) and Make Every Move Count (£23k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The advancement of health for the public benefit by supporting innovative research that will lead to a better understanding of the causes, treatment and prevention of illness and the conservation and protection of the natural environment for the public benefit by supporting innovative research into the development of sustainable energy resources and publishing the results of such research.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ashmore Park Community Association | Wolverhampton | £23k |
| Winsham Jubilee Hall | Chard | £23k |
| Make Every Move Count | Hertfordshire | £23k |
| The Elspeth J Thompson Charitable Trust | Lancaster | £23k |