The Laurence Sterne Trust

Analysis

The Laurence Sterne Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in York. It was registered in December 2018, 8 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Laurence Sterne Trust reported income of £86k and spending of £72k, spending 83% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income fell from £144k to £86k (-40%), an average of -12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 104%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Laurence Sterne Trust sits at the 73rd percentile: it is larger than about 73% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 69th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Moulton Preschool (£86k), The Railway Correspondence and Travel Society (£86k) and Torah Development Ltd (£86k).