The Sigrid Rausing Trust

Analysis

The Sigrid Rausing Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in June 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13152028). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Sigrid Rausing Trust reported income of £47.6m and spending of £17.0m, leaving 64% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £119.9m to £47.6m (-60%), an average of -21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2023, when income dropped by 67%. Over the whole period it spent 38% 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 Sigrid Rausing Trust sits at the 100th 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 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Royal Voluntary Service (£41.5m), Stephen Taylor Foundation (£61.1m) and Wales Council for Voluntary Action (£36.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 95% and investments 5.2%. Charitable activities took 94% of spending and raising funds 6.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £13.7m. Reserves of £26.6m would cover about 19 months of spending at that rate. It employed 21 people.