Sainsbury Centre Endowment Fund
Analysis
Sainsbury Centre Endowment Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending July 2025, Sainsbury Centre Endowment Fund reported income of £403k and spending of £442k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £335k to £403k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2022, when income rose by 18%. Over the whole period it spent 109% of the income it received.
Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Sainsbury Centre Endowment Fund sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 88th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Pushkin House Trust (£403k), The Streetly Association (£403k) and The Young Urban Arts Foundation Limited (£403k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
During the year ended 31 July 2018 there were no changes in the general policies of the Trustees. The Trust remains a grant making trust making grants in accordance with the objects. The Trustees do not make grants in response to unsolicited applications nor to individuals.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Pushkin House Trust | London | £403k |
| The Streetly Association | Sutton Coldfield | £403k |
| The Young Urban Arts Foundation Limited | London | £403k |
| Borlase Smart John Wells Trust Limited | Cornwall | £404k |