The Roddick Foundation

Analysis

The Roddick Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in West Sussex. It was registered in March 1997, 29 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03304866). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2026, The Roddick Foundation reported income of £920k and spending of £2.0m, spending 221% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2022 to March 2026, income grew from £268k to £920k (+243%), an average of +36% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2026, when income rose by 131%. Over the whole period it spent 411% 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 Roddick Foundation sits at the 89th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Noah's Ark Centre (£920k), Amber Valley School Sport Partnership CIO (£920k) and Footprints in the Community (£919k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 34%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 2.8%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.7m. It employed 3 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.