Registered charity · Sheffield
Sheffield City Trust
Sheffield City Trust is a registered charity (number 700520) based in Sheffield, governed by 3 trustees and chaired by David Grey MBE since 2017. Latest income £34m (2025). Source: Charity Commission register, updated 18th October 2026.
- 3 trustees
- Income £34m (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
- Education/training, The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty and 3 more
- Where
- Sheffield City
- Website
- www.sheffieldcitytrust.org.uk (opens in a new tab)
- Linked company
- Sheffield City Trust
- Registered
- 1988
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£34m£58m
- 2024£51m£58m
- 2023£42m£39m
Earlier years
- 2022£33m£19m
- 2021£26m£28m
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government contracts under 1% · Government grants 16%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
(I) TO PROMOTE THE BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF SOUTH YORKSHIRE AND ITS SURROUNDING COUNTIES BY THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES FOR RECREATION AND LEISURE TIME OCCUPATION IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE; (II)TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF POVERTY OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD BY THE IMPROVEMENT AND PROVISION OF HOUSING; (III) TO PROMOTE AND PRESERVE GOOD PHYSICAL AND MENTAL HEALTH; (IV) THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC BY THE AID ESTABLISHMENT FUNDING OR SPONSORSHIP OF BURSARIES SCHOLARSHIPS OR GRANTS TO ANY PERSON OR PERSONS, INSTITUTION, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATE BODY FOR THE PURPOSE OF FURTHERING THE OBJECTS OF THE COMPANY;(V) TO PROMOTE THE RELIEF OF ELDERLY PEOPLE, PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS LIVING IN SHEFFIELD AND ITS ENVIRONS BY PROVIDING CARE AND CARE FACILITIES; (VI) THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC THROUGH THE PROVISION, MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT OF MUSEUMS, ART AND CRAFT GALLERIES AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL SERVICES WITHIN SHEFFIELD AND ITS ENVIRONS; (VII) TO PROMOTE, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE AND ADVANCE PUBLIC EDUCATION BY THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE ARTS, INCLUDING THE ARTS OF SINGING, MUSIC, DANCE, DRAMA AND MIME AND TO FORMULATE, PREPARE AND ESTABLISH SCHEMES THEREFOR; (VIII) TO ACQUIRE, PRESERVE, RESTORE AND MAINTAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS OF HISTORIC AND ARCHITECTURAL INTEREST SITUATED IN SHEFFIELD; (IX) THE RELIEF OF POVERTY IN CASES OF NEED HARDSHIP OR DISTRESS AND TO ASSIST PERSONS WHO THROUGH THEIR SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES ARE IN NEED AND UNABLE TO GAIN EMPLOYMENT; (X) SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS FOR THE GENERAL BENEFIT OF THE INHABITANTS OF THE CITY OF SHEFFIELD AND ITS ENVIRONS AS THE COMPANY SHALL IN ITS ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE ON TERMS CONSISTENT WITH CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES; (XI) SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE COMPANY SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE.
Grants received
15 grants · £5,348,406 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
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport · £2,794,714 (2 grants)
- Sport England · £2,409,998 (8 grants)
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport · £93,513
- The National Lottery Community Fund · £50,181 (4 grants)
Most recent
- Department for Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
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
- David Grey MBE Chair since 2017
- Alexander William Pettifer MBE since 2019
- John Warner since 2011
Trustees past 6 years
- David Grey MBE Chair since 2017
- Alexander William Pettifer MBE since 2019
- John Warner since 2011
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (2)
- Alexander William Pettifer MBE since 2019
- John Warner since 2011
Portfolio (1)
- David Grey MBE Chair since 2017
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.
Health of the organisation facts side by side - the conclusion is yours
0.4 months of spending held in free reserves · median for charities its size: 3.5 months
Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 700520
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION INCORPORATED 15 SEPTEMBER 1987 AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTIONS DATED 28 JANUARY 1988, 6 NOVEMBER 1991, 5 JUNE 1992, 30 JULY 1993, 20 NOVEMBER 1998, 15 DECEMBER 2000, 28 MARCH 2003, 3 MARCH 2006 AND 2 MARCH 2007. as amended on 04 Sep 2015 as amended on 24 Jan 2024
- Companies House
- Company number 02164600 · Liquidation
- Contact on the register
- 0114 223 3800 · info@SIVLTD.COM
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 18th 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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