Rolleston Almshouse Charity

Analysis

Rolleston Almshouse Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Burton-on-Trent. It was registered in September 2014, 12 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Rolleston Almshouse Charity reported income of £30k and spending of £18k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £24k to £30k (+24%), an average of +5.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 22%. Over the whole period it spent 180% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rolleston Almshouse Charity sits at the 48th percentile: it is larger than about 48% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Wythall Together (£30k), The Culfrey Lands Charity (£30k) and Bedford Christian Centre (£30k).