Roc Solid

Analysis

Roc Solid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Co Durham. It was registered in May 2008, 18 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 06343524). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Roc Solid reported income of £2.0m and spending of £1.9m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £985k to £2.0m (+105%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 44%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Roc Solid sits at the 93rd percentile: it is larger than about 93% 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 Solo Housing (East Anglia) (£2.0m), Staffordshire Women's Aid (£2.0m) and Northampton Association for Accommodation for Single Homeless (£2.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 98% and donations and legacies 1.7%. Charitable activities took 100% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £23k would cover about 0 months of spending at that rate. It employed 30 people.