Roma Support Group

Analysis

Roma Support Group is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2004, 22 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 04645981). It says it provides human resources, provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending January 2025, Roma Support Group reported income of £574k and spending of £457k, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from January 2021 to January 2025, income grew from £495k to £574k (+16%), an average of +3.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to January 2025, when income rose by 38%. Over the whole period it spent 90% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Roma Support Group sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Blanchminster Trust (£574k), The Macari Foundation (£574k) and The Schroder 1905 Trust (£573k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 88% and charitable activities 12%. Charitable activities took 92% of spending and raising funds 7.1%. Reserves of £314k would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 12 people.