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Staples Trust
Staples Trust is a registered charity (number 1010656) based in London, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by Jessica Mary Sainsbury since 1992. Latest income £413k (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 25th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £413k (2025)
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Who leads it
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief and 4 more
- Where
- Throughout England And Wales, Austria, France, Italy and more
- Website
- www.sfct.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1992
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£413k£328k
- 2024£415k£505k
- 2023£301k£605k
Earlier years
- 2022£263k£515k
- 2021£323k£453k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
TO OR TOWARDS OR FOR THE BENEFIT OF SUCH ONE OR MORE CHARITABLE PURPOSES OR CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS AT SUCH TIME OR TIMES IN SUCH MANNER AND IN SUCH PROPORTIONS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR DISCRETION DETERMINE.
Grants given
127 grants · £3,542,353 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top recipients
- University of Cambridge - School of the Humanities and Social Sciences · £1,500,000
- Pitt Rivers Museum - University of Oxford · £300,290 (5 grants)
- Wellington College · £250,000
- InsightShare · £230,000 (6 grants)
- University of Cambridge - Development and Alumni Relations · £222,796 (4 grants)
Most recent
- Trojan Women Scotland CIC
- NGO VIDRA - Green Squad
- Slum Outreach Ministries International - Kenya
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
3 trustees on the board
- Jessica Mary Sainsbury Chair since 1992
- Professor Peter Frankopan since 1997
- Timothy James Sainsbury since 1994
Trustees past 6 years
- Jessica Mary Sainsbury Chair since 1992
- Professor Peter Frankopan since 1997
- Timothy James Sainsbury since 1994
First-time vs portfolio trustees
Portfolio (3)
- Jessica Mary Sainsbury Chair since 1992
- Professor Peter Frankopan since 1997
- Timothy James Sainsbury since 1994
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Gaps to watch
- Several long-serving trustees could step down together
- Small board - little cover if a trustee leaves
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1010656
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- TRUST DEED DATED 31ST MARCH 1992
- Contact on the register
- 02074100330 · info@sfct.org.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 25th October 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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