Rotherham United Community Trust
Analysis
Rotherham United Community Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Rotherham. It was registered in April 2008, 18 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. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06451012). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Rotherham United Community Trust reported income of £3.0m and spending of £2.4m, leaving 20% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income grew from £1.6m to £3.0m (+90%), an average of +17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2022, when income rose by 37%. Over the whole period it spent 89% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rotherham United Community Trust 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 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Action for Carers (Surrey) (£2.9m), The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation (£3.0m) and The Kenward Trust (£2.9m).
In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 61%, donations and legacies 22% and trading 16%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 54 people.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Donations 22%
- Charitable activities 61%
- Trading 16%
- Investments 0.9%
- Other 0.1%
In the charity's own words
The Charity provides opportunities for children and young people of all abilities to engage in football and other sporting activities by providing activities and venues within Rotherham and its surrounding areas for children and young people to play sport and to benefit from qualified football coaching.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Action for Carers (Surrey) | Surrey | £2.9m |
| The Hintze Family Charitable Foundation | London | £3.0m |
| The Kenward Trust | Maidstone | £2.9m |
| Pallottine Missionary Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate | Macclesfield | £3.0m |