The UK Friends of Sumbandila Scholarship Trust
Analysis
The UK Friends of Sumbandila Scholarship Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in August 2020, 6 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 January 2025, The UK Friends of Sumbandila Scholarship Trust reported income of £144k and spending of £180k, spending 125% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2024, when income rose by 98%. Over the whole period it spent 81% 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 UK Friends of Sumbandila Scholarship Trust sits at the 83rd percentile: it is larger than about 83% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Salo Bordon Charitable Trust (£144k), Ponosi Foundation (£144k) and Ascot District Day Centre Trust (£143k).
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
Sumbandila aims to find intelligent and determined children from extremely deprived rural backgrounds and take them on an eight-year educational journey, with the long-term goal of creating leaders and entrepreneurs who can effect much-needed change in our society and economy. Sumbandila places a high emphasis on much-needed skills like mathematics, science, and technology.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Salo Bordon Charitable Trust | London | £144k |
| Ponosi Foundation | Hounslow | £144k |
| Ascot District Day Centre Trust | Ascot | £143k |
| Brighouse West Yorkshire Area Quaker Meeting of the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers) in Britain | West Yorkshire | £144k |