Registered charity · Sunderland
University of Sunderland Development Trust
3. ObjectsThe Trustees shall hold the capital and income of the Trust Fund upon trust and shall apply the income and all of such part or parts of the capital at such times in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit for the...
- 7 trustees
- Income £491k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 4th October 2026 · Sources
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Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Amateur Sport and 4 more
- Where
- Sunderland
- Website
- alumni.sunderland.ac.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 1994
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£491k£571k
- 2024£429k£558k
- 2023£1.9m£329k
Earlier years
- 2022£179k£494k
- 2021£529k£145k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Charitable objects
3. ObjectsThe Trustees shall hold the capital and income of the Trust Fund upon trust and shall apply the income and all of such part or parts of the capital at such times in such manner as the Trustees in their absolute discretion think fit for the following purposes for the benefit of the public:3.1 to advance the education of the students at the University by providing and assisting in the provision of facilities for potential future students and present students who study (or may want to study) at the University;3.2 for the public benefit to promote education in such ways as the charity trustees think fit, including by:3.2.1 awarding to such persons scholarships, maintenance allowances or grants tenable at the University of Sunderland or such other institutions as the Trustees see fit; and3.2.2 furthering education by assisting people to prepare for entry to any occupation, trade or profession on leaving any educational establishment;3.3 to assist and support the University to:3.3.1 promote the advancement of education including but not limited to the promotion of research and knowledge exchange; and3.3.2 promote civic engagement in areas of social and economic deprivation.
Grants received
4 grants · £333,371 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 funders
- Northern Rock Foundation · £250,000
- Garfield Weston Foundation · £75,000
- Community Foundation North East · £8,371 (2 grants)
Most recent
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.
7 trustees on the board
- Alex Hallimond since 2021
- Alison Thain since 2025
- Katherine Macleod since 2026
- Margaret Fay CBE DL since 2020
- Mark Burdon since 2026
- Sir David Robert Bell KCB since 2018
- Susan Margaret Forster since 2020
Trustees past 6 years
- Margaret Fay CBE DL since 2020
- Sir David Robert Bell KCB since 2018
- Susan Margaret Forster since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (6)
- Alex Hallimond since 2021
- Katherine Macleod since 2026
- Margaret Fay CBE DL since 2020
- Mark Burdon since 2026
- Sir David Robert Bell KCB since 2018
- Susan Margaret Forster since 2020
Portfolio (1)
- Alison Thain since 2025
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.
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
- 1041658
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- DECLARATION OF TRUST DATED 09/08/1994AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 26/03/2009AS AMENDED BY DEED DATED 23/04/2012 as amended on 09 Mar 2020 as amended on 10 Dec 2024
- Contact on the register
- 01915152000 · legal@sunderland.ac.uk
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 4th 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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