The John Sumner Trust (Otherwise Known As Sir John Sumner's Trust)

Analysis

The John Sumner Trust (Otherwise Known As Sir John Sumner's Trust) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Milfield. It was registered in November 1963, 63 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending February 2025, The John Sumner Trust (Otherwise Known As Sir John Sumner's Trust) reported income of £28k and spending of £37k, spending 134% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income fell from £30k to £28k (-7.1%), an average of -1.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2025, when income rose by 82%. Over the whole period it spent 171% 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 John Sumner Trust (Otherwise Known As Sir John Sumner's Trust) sits at the 43rd percentile: it is larger than about 43% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 51st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The ALMA Foundation (£28k), Many Directions Theatre Company (£28k) and A Bit of a Break (£28k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.