The Sydney Brenner Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Sydney Brenner Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.
In the financial year ending March 2025, The Sydney Brenner Charitable Trust reported income of £277k and spending of £73k, leaving 74% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £215 to £277k (+128891%), an average of +499% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 32075%. Over the whole period it spent 42% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Sydney Brenner Charitable Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 85th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Jsense (£277k), Grateful Society (£277k) and Step Together Volunteering (£277k).
Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Grant making charity, promoting and funding medical research projects through the provision of grants to young medical researchers seeking by their research to prevent disease or disability or to heal or relieve the effects of disease or disability.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Jsense | Salford | £277k |
| Grateful Society | Bristol | £277k |
| Step Together Volunteering | Bristol | £277k |
| Children Today Charitable Trust | Ellesmere Port | £278k |