The C. P. Scott Trust is a British charitable trust established in 1932 to safeguard the editorial independence of the Guardian newspaper. It was created in honor of C. P. Scott, a former editor of the Manchester Guardian, who emphasized the importance of journalistic integrity and freedom. The trust owns the Guardian Media Group, which includes the Guardian and Observer newspapers. Its primary purpose is to ensure that these publications can operate without commercial pressures, allowing them to focus on quality journalism and public interest reporting.