Rookwood Foundation Ltd

Analysis

Rookwood Foundation Ltd is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 2006, 20 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 05672258). It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending February 2025, Rookwood Foundation Ltd reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.5m, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from February 2021 to February 2025, income grew from £922k to £1.4m (+52%), an average of +11% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to February 2022, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 66% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rookwood Foundation Ltd sits at the 95th percentile: it is larger than about 95% 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 Tzedokoh Vechesed Limited (£1.4m), A Rocha International (£1.4m) and Swansea Women's Aid (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 78% and donations and legacies 22%. Charitable activities took 7.4% of spending and raising funds 90%. Grants to other organisations totalled £65k. Reserves of £5.4m would cover about 42 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.