The SCS Trust

Analysis

The SCS Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The SCS Trust reported income of £594k and spending of £102k, leaving 83% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £497k to £594k (+20%), an average of +4.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 259%. Over the whole period it spent 48% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The SCS Trust sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lilian Frances Hind Bequest (Trustees of Lady Hind) (£594k), The Brownsword Charitable Foundation (£595k) and North Bristol Advice Centre (£592k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 69% and investments 31%. Charitable activities took 53% of spending and raising funds 43%. Grants to other organisations totalled £52k.