Rotherham Holiday Aid
Analysis
Rotherham Holiday Aid is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Sheffield. It was registered in March 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending August 2025, Rotherham Holiday Aid reported income of £11k and spending of £5,251, leaving 52% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £15k to £11k (-25%), an average of -7.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income rose by 234%. Over the whole period it spent 135% 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 Holiday Aid sits at the 29th percentile: it is larger than about 29% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 33rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Over Fifties Youth Club (£11k), The St Erth Trust (£11k) and Zest for Life (£11k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Various fund raising activities such as concerts, appeals for donations from business and private sources in order to help finance the holidays awarded.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| The Over Fifties Youth Club | Middlesbrough | £11k |
| The St Erth Trust | East Sussex | £11k |
| Zest for Life | Shropshire | £11k |
| Nailsea Playing Field Association | Bristol | £11k |