A charity set up by Sarah Ferguson has announced that it will close, after documents revealed ties between the former duchess of York and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
Today, the BBC reported that Sarah’s Trust, founded in 2018 to introduce philanthropists to causes that need funding and support to create impactful and sustainable change, will “close for the foreseeable future”.
A spokesperson for Sarah’s Trust told the BBC that the decision came after “some months” of discussion.
“Our chair Sarah Ferguson and the board of trustees have agreed that with regret the charity will shortly close for the foreseeable future,” they said.
“This has been under discussion and in train for some months.
“We remain extremely proud of the work of the trust over recent years.”
In the year to May 2025, Sarah’s Trust gave out £104,000 in grants and received £31,300 in donations and gifts, according to its latest accounts.
The charity had planned to expand its reach through investment in humanitarian relief, environmental innovation and community-led solutions projects.
Last week, the US Department of Justice published 3.5 million additional pages in response to the Epstein Files Transparency Act.
The files, which include over 2,000 videos and 180,000 images, contain hundreds of references to Ferguson.
In one email, Ferguson thanked Epstein “for being the brother I’ve always wished for”, while in another one, she congratulated him on the arrival of a baby boy.
In September 2025, several UK charities including Julia’s House and the Teenage Cancer Trust, of which Ferguson had been a patron, announced that they were ending their relationship with her.
Civil Society has contacted Sarah’s Trust for comment.
