Life to Romania Fund

Analysis

Life to Romania Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leatherhead. It was registered in September 1991, 35 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Life to Romania Fund reported income of £11k and spending of £15k, spending 131% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £23k to £11k (-51%), an average of -16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income dropped by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 111% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Life to Romania Fund sits at the 35th percentile: it is larger than about 35% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Rehoboth Trust (£11k), Barnack Poor's Estate (£11k) and Primary Inspiration Through Enterprise(Pie) Project Trust Limited (£11k).

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.