The Friends of Rowan Association

Analysis

The Friends of Rowan Association is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Esher. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending August 2025, The Friends of Rowan Association reported income of £41k and spending of £33k, spending 81% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £8,788 to £41k (+372%), an average of +47% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 712%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Friends of Rowan Association sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 58th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Swansea Scout and Guide Headquarters (£41k), St Mary's College Trust (£41k) and Clawton and District Young Farmers Club (£41k).