Sir Samuel Scott of Yews Trust

Analysis

Sir Samuel Scott of Yews Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1964, 62 years ago. Its declared purposes cover 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 April 2025, Sir Samuel Scott of Yews Trust reported income of £153k and spending of £202k, spending 132% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £105k to £153k (+47%), an average of +10% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 96%. Over the whole period it spent 290% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Sir Samuel Scott of Yews Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 77th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Be Strong Project (£153k), Afghan Association of London (Harrow) (£153k) and Derbyshire Positive Support (£153k).

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.