Joseph Rowntree School Fund

Analysis

Joseph Rowntree School Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Leeds. It was registered in April 1995, 31 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, amateur sport and other charitable purposes, which this site groups under amateur sport and recreation. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Joseph Rowntree School Fund reported income of £84k and spending of £92k, spending 109% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £81k to £84k (+3.6%), an average of +0.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 205%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 12,174 England and Wales charities whose main cause is amateur sport and recreation and that reported income, Joseph Rowntree School Fund sits at the 82nd percentile: it is larger than about 82% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2nd Cuddington (Rowe) Scout Group (£84k), Seaton Burn Cricket Club (£84k) and Chichester Boys Club CIO (£84k).