EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 1083594 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE EVERSHEDS BUSINESS LAWYERS CHARITABLE TRUST, THE EVERSHEDS CHARITABLE TRUST

The objectives of trust are to support charitable institutions and objectives at the Trustees discretion.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£519k

Latest spending

£585k

Registered

2000

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £66,018 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £1,457,914. The trustees confirm that these funds meet the stated policy of maintaining unrestricted funds at least five per cent of total funds and are adequate to meet obligations. The charity has no staff, fixed costs, or debt, and relies on donations from its sponsoring employer to fund its grant-making activities.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least five per cent of the total funds of the Charity (held: £1.5m)

“It is the policy of the Trustees to maintain the unrestricted funds at a level which equates to at least five per cent of the total funds of the Charity.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Donations received from sponsoring employer

“As disclosed in note 2, the Trust received donations of £456,054 (2024: £456,446) from the equity members of its sponsoring employer, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP.” — page 14

“Fees incurred for the independent examination in 2025 and 2024 have been borne by a related undertaking, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Independent examination fees borne by related undertaking

“As disclosed in note 2, the Trust received donations of £456,054 (2024: £456,446) from the equity members of its sponsoring employer, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP.” — page 14

“Fees incurred for the independent examination in 2025 and 2024 have been borne by a related undertaking, Eversheds Sutherland (International) LLP.” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 30/04/2025)

Total income

£519k

Total spending

£585k

Reserves (reported)

£1.5m

Employees

Reported reserves equal ~29.9 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (88% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (4.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

MARK FLETCHERchair
JONATHAN BOWLEY
Kathryn Roberts
Lana Issam Rushdi Al Habash
Maximiliaan van Drunen
NAEEMA CHOUDRY
PETER SCURLOCK
Wesley Harling Lee Pang

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
30/04/2025	£519k	£585k
30/04/2024	£499k	£389k
30/04/2023	£621k	£653k
30/04/2022	£1.0m	£726k
30/04/2021	£967k	£629k

Common questions

Is EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £66,018 for the year, resulting in a decrease in unrestricted reserves to £1,457,914. The trustees confirm that these funds meet the stated policy of maintaining unrestricted funds at least five per cent of total funds and are adequate to meet obligations. The charity has no staff, fixed costs, or debt, and relies on donations from its sponsoring employer to fund its grant-making activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
DILLHAVEN LIMITED	1	£92k
THE KNIGHTLAND FOUNDATION	1	£80k
SF FOUNDATION	1	£33k
J & J CHARITABLE TRUST LIMITED	1	£17k
KTRUST LIMITED	1	£12k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUST.

SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUST income £820k
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST income £153k
THE AIMWELL CHARITABLE TRUST income £608k
MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST income £156k
the Shoftim Charitable Trust income £546k
THE KAUFMAN CHARITABLE TRUST income £205k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
EVERSHEDS SUTHERLAND (INTERNATIONAL) CHARITABLE TRUST	£519k	—	above	—	no doubt
SCHREIBER CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£820k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
INVESTREAM CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£153k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE AIMWELL CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£608k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
MEKADSHEI SHEVEI CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£156k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
the Shoftim Charitable Trust FY2025	£546k	—	unclear	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.