THE SACKLER TRUST

Registered charity 1132097 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Charity makes grants and donations to other charities or organisations and entitiies established for charitable purposes

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£413k
Latest spending
£4.0m
Registered
2009
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £50,921,343 at year-end, providing a strong buffer against the £7,675,000 in outstanding charitable commitments. The trustees confirmed that the Trust has sufficient resources to cover immediate and future commitments, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: approximately £40,000,000 (held: £50.9m)
“The Trustees have decided to retain and invest approximately £40,000,000 in order to generate income and gains which the Trustees intend to distribute each year.” — page 4
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by George Hay & Company. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/12/2022)

Total income
£649k
Total spending
£5.2m
Cost of raising funds
£173k
Reserves (reported)
£40k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~0.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (100% 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: 26.7% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/12/2024£413k£4.0m
31/12/2023£194k£1.9m
31/12/2022£649k£5.2m
31/12/2021£597k£462k
31/12/2020£513k£1.1m

Common questions

Is THE SACKLER TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds totalled £50,921,343 at year-end, providing a strong buffer against the £7,675,000 in outstanding charitable commitments. The trustees confirmed that the Trust has sufficient resources to cover immediate and future commitments, with no material uncertainties identified regarding its ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by George Hay & Company.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE SACKLER TRUST£413k—0unclear—no doubt
THE DR MORTIMER AND THERESA SACKLER FOUNDATION FY2024£875k—0above—no doubt
THE S AND Y CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£113k—0unclear—no doubt
THE SCS TRUST FY2024£166k—0within—no doubt
THE SLAUGHTER AND MAY CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£837k—0unclear—no doubt
S C K CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£260k—0unclear—no doubt

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