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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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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 total

360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.

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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

3.7y median 5y
average tenure
8y
longest tenure

Trustees past 6 years

7.7y
average years in governance

First-time vs portfolio trustees

First-time (6)

Portfolio (1)

2
company-linked trustees

Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.

Arts/culture/heritage/science 7Education/training 7The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives 6Environment/conservation/heritage 1

Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.

Arts and leisure 3Professional services 2Utilities 1

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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Income v spending, filed accountsiIncome v spendingTotal gross income and expenditure from filed annual returns, Charity Commission, last 5 years.
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
incomespending£491k latest income · spending exceeded income in 2024 and 2025

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
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