Activities

As described by the charity on the register

The Social Business Trust is a partnership of world class businesses who share a common goal - to use their combined resources and experience to help accelerate the growth of ambitious social enterprises, increasing social impact and making sustainable positive change.

Latest income

£7.1m

Expenditure

£7.2m

Financial year end

2025-05-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2021-05-31 £3.8m £3.6m
2022-05-31 £4.3m £4.1m
2023-05-31 £6.3m £6.5m
2024-05-31 £8.6m £8.6m
2025-05-31 £7.1m £7.2m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2025-05-31

Income mix

Donations & legacies £7.1m
Charitable activities £0
Trading £0
Investment income £21k
Total income £7.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £7.1m
Raising funds £112k
Grants to institutions £0
Governance £0
Total expenditure £7.2m

Balance sheet

Reserves £145k
Total funds £513k
— restricted £35k
— unrestricted £478k
— endowment £0
Total assets £513k
Cash £359k

People

Employees 6

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • General Charitable Purposes

Who it helps

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Other Charitable Activities

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.