UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND DEVELOPMENT TRUST

About UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND DEVELOPMENT TRUST

UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND DEVELOPMENT TRUST is a registered charity in England and Wales (registration number 1041658). Based on official Charity Commission data, it holds a "Verified" rating with a CharityScore of 80/100 — a well-rated and transparent charity that meets strong governance standards. This indicates a reliable charity with strong fundamentals across most of our assessment criteria. In its most recent reporting year (2025), UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND DEVELOPMENT TRUST reported a total income of £490,708 and total expenditure of £570,729, a spending ratio of 116% indicating a strong proportion of funds directed to charitable work. According to the Charity Commission register, UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND DEVELOPMENT TRUST describes its activities as follows: The Trust seeks to underpin the University's commitment to remaining a high quality civic university, in a city & region that is reinventing itself, by offering life-changing opportunities & transformation.Over the next 3 years the Trust will continue to seek funds from a range of sources but establish three giving programmes focusing on major gifts, legacies & its alumni giving programme. Our analysis found no significant governance concerns for UNIVERSITY OF SUNDERLAND DEVELOPMENT TRUST. No regulatory actions, filing failures, or financial anomalies were detected in the available public data. This profile is based on data publicly available from the Charity Commission for England and Wales and is updated periodically as new filings are processed. CharityScore UK provides independent, data-driven transparency ratings to help donors give with confidence — we are not affiliated with this charity or any government body.

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Latest spending ratio: 116.3% of income spent on charitable work