THE SUTTON TRUST
Activities
As described by the charity on the register
The Sutton Trust aims to improve educational opportunities for young people from non-privileged backgrounds and increase social mobility, in particular by supporting projects, policy advocacy and undertaking and commissioning research.
Latest income
£7.1m
Expenditure
£7.4m
Financial year end
2025-08-31
Income & spending history
As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end
| Year end | Income | Expenditure | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-08-31 | £6.1m | £4.5m | |
| 2022-08-31 | £5.8m | £6.3m | |
| 2023-08-31 | £7.1m | £7.6m | |
| 2024-08-31 | £7.5m | £8.3m | |
| 2025-08-31 | £7.1m | £7.4m |
Latest detailed return
Year end 2025-08-31
Income mix
| Donations & legacies | £6.8m |
| Charitable activities | £0 |
| Trading | £0 |
| Investment income | £254k |
| Total income | £7.1m |
Spending
| Charitable spend | £6.8m |
| Raising funds | £653k |
| Grants to institutions | £1.3m |
| Governance | £139k |
| Total expenditure | £7.4m |
Balance sheet
| Reserves | £5.5m |
| Total funds | £9.4m |
| — restricted | £1.5m |
| — unrestricted | £7.8m |
| — endowment | £0 |
| Total assets | £9.4m |
| Cash | £6.5m |
People
| Employees | 49 |
Classification
The charity's own register classification
What it does
- Education/training
Who it helps
- Children/young People
- Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
How it works
- Makes Grants To Organisations
- Provides Services
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
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.