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The Isaac Newton Trust

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The Isaac Newton Trust is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training.

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What are the key facts about The Isaac Newton Trust?

Reported income · year ending 2025-06-30
£2,807,574
Reported spending · year ending 2025-06-30
£2,768,040
Registered charity number
1209261
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Trust
Register contact address detail (not service area)
Cambridge
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Isaac Newton Trust (number 1209261) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Isaac Newton Trust do?

The Isaac Newton Trust was established as a Trust in 1988 by Trinity College. The Trust promotes learning, research and education in the University of Cambridge, primarily by providing support to early career researchers and by making research grants to departments and programmes within the University and its constituent Colleges.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Isaac Newton Trust

Answers The Isaac Newton Trust gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 30 June 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Isaac Newton Trust's highest-paid staff paid?

The Isaac Newton Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000.

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Isaac Newton Trust's money come from?

The Isaac Newton Trust reported £2.8m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £2.5m (88%), investments £336k (12%), other income £150 (0%).

  • Donations and legacies£2.5m · 88%
  • Investments£336k · 12%
  • Other income£150 · 0%

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Isaac Newton Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Isaac Newton Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Where it says it operates
Cambridgeshire

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies.

Reported activities: Makes Grants To Organisations.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Isaac Newton Trust registered for?

Education/training

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Isaac Newton Trust yet?

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Isaac Newton Trust a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Isaac Newton Trust as a registered charity (number 1209261) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Isaac Newton Trust's charity number?
The Isaac Newton Trust's charity number is 1209261. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 1209261?
Search 1209261 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Isaac Newton Trust do?
The Isaac Newton Trust was established as a Trust in 1988 by Trinity College. The Trust promotes learning, research and education in the University of Cambridge, primarily by providing support to early career researchers and by making research grants to departments and programmes within the University and its constituent Colleges.
Does The Isaac Newton Trust have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Isaac Newton Trust. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Isaac Newton Trust?
The Isaac Newton Trust's website listed in our register data is https://www.newtontrust.cam.ac.uk/. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Isaac Newton Trust's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Isaac Newton Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports no employees paid more than £60,000. Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Isaac Newton Trust's money come from?
The Isaac Newton Trust reported £2.8m total income for the year ending 30 June 2025. The largest sources were donations and legacies £2.5m (88%), investments £336k (12%), other income £150 (0%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Isaac Newton Trust?
The register records The Isaac Newton Trust as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Isaac Newton Trust's trustees paid?
The Isaac Newton Trust's annual return for the year ending 30 June 2025 reports that no trustee received remuneration or other benefits from the charity.
When was The Isaac Newton Trust registered as a charity?
The Isaac Newton Trust was entered on the register on 23 July 2024.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.