Rosemellin Gooseberry Bush

Analysis

Rosemellin Gooseberry Bush is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Camborne. It was registered in June 2001, 25 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and disability, which this site groups under disability. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04203195). It says it makes grants to individuals, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Rosemellin Gooseberry Bush reported income of £1.3m and spending of £1.2m, spending 87% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £593k to £1.3m (+122%), an average of +22% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2023, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Rosemellin Gooseberry Bush sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Action on Single Housing Ltd (£1.3m), Sheffield Churches' Council for Community Care (£1.3m) and Horticap (£1.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 95%, donations and legacies 3.8% and trading 1.5%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.6%. Reserves of £248k would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 51 people.