The Rotherwick Foundation

Analysis

The Rotherwick Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in E Sussex. It was registered in October 1996, 30 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Rotherwick Foundation reported income of £24.2m and spending of £25.6m, spending 106% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £3,000 to £24.2m (+805816%), an average of +848% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 39763%. Over the whole period it spent 56% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Rotherwick Foundation sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 100th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doncaster Culture and Leisure Trust (£24.2m), Air Ambulance Charity Kent Surrey Sussex (£24.4m) and The National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (£24.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 0.0% of spending and raising funds 100%.