Reaching Romania

Analysis

Reaching Romania is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Brecon. It was registered in July 2000, 26 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. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Reaching Romania reported income of £31k and spending of £29k, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £29k to £31k (+4.8%), an average of +1.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Reaching Romania 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 Caistor Village Hall (£31k), The Community Action Trust for Those Suffering Poverty in Zimbabwe (£31k) and Isle of Wight Street Pastors (£31k).