The Sequoia Trust

Analysis

The Sequoia Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2015, 11 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Sequoia Trust reported income of £2.9m and spending of £17.4m, spending 600% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £32.5m to £2.9m (-91%), an average of -45% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2024, when income dropped by 83%. 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, The Sequoia Trust sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The HDH Wills 1965 Charitable Trust (£2.8m), Changing Pathways (£2.9m) and Community Foundation for Calderdale (£2.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 83% and donations and legacies 17%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £17.1m. Reserves of £488.3m would cover about 331 months of spending at that rate.

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.