Roundabout Limited

Analysis

Roundabout Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03313253). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Roundabout Limited reported income of £9.4m and spending of £8.8m, spending 93% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £4.5m to £9.4m (+111%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 39%. Over the whole period it spent 97% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Roundabout Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include YMCA Thames Gateway (£9.4m), YMCA London City and North (£9.5m) and Independent Housing UK Ltd (£9.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95% and donations and legacies 5.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 3.5%. Reserves of £2.3m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 147 people.