SDR Charitable Trust

Analysis

SDR Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending April 2026, SDR Charitable Trust reported income of £12k and spending of £13k, spending 108% of what it took in. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2026, when income rose by 81%. Over the whole period it spent 91% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, SDR Charitable Trust sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 34th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include RCCG Peace Arena (£12k), The Discovery of Talents (£12k) and St Paul's School Fund Trust (£12k).