The Ross Foundation

Analysis

The Ross Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2007, 19 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06300768). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ross Foundation reported income of £2.1m and spending of £1.8m, spending 84% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £18k to £2.1m (+11711%), an average of +230% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 19054%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, The Ross Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Burberry Foundation (£2.1m), S P Lohia Foundation (£2.1m) and Citizens Advice Bury and Bolton Limited (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 98% and charitable activities 2.0%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £150k. Charitable activities took 91% of spending and raising funds 0.4%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.6m. Reserves of £13.0m would cover about 82 months of spending at that rate.