Operation Romania Trust
Analysis
Operation Romania Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Littlehampton. It was registered in February 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides human resources.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Operation Romania Trust reported income of £31k and spending of £39k, spending 128% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income fell from £45k to £31k (-31%), an average of -9.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income dropped by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Operation Romania Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 53rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blandford Youth Centre Management Board (£31k), Anglo-Peruvian Society (£31k) and The Limes Community Centre (£31k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The relief of poverty by supporting families and individuals who struggle to cope with daily life through sponsorship schemes in the UK.Providing funding for children and young people to access education at school or university or provide transport to their place of education.Supplying medicines for a local doctor in Oradea which provides people with medicines who couldn't afford them.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Blandford Youth Centre Management Board | Dorset | £31k |
| Anglo-Peruvian Society | London | £31k |
| The Limes Community Centre | Sheffield | £31k |
| Head and Neck Cancer UK (Hancuk) | Suffolk | £31k |