A Rocha International

Analysis

A Rocha International is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2010, 16 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it provides advocacy/advice/information, sponsors or undertakes research and acts as an umbrella or resource body.

In the financial year ending December 2025, A Rocha International reported income of £1.4m and spending of £1.3m, spending 95% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £1.4m to £1.4m (+0.2%), an average of +0.1% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income dropped by 28%. Over the whole period it spent 120% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, A Rocha International 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 Rookwood Foundation Ltd (£1.4m), Young Harrow Foundation (£1.4m) and Tzedokoh Vechesed Limited (£1.4m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 90% and charitable activities 8.8%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £26k. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £158k. Reserves of £684k would cover about 6 months of spending at that rate. It employed 16 people.