White Rose

Analysis

White Rose is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Nottingham. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and human rights/religious or racial harmony/equality or diversity, which this site groups under human rights and equality. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides other finance.

In the financial year ending December 2023, White Rose reported income of £2.9m and spending of £3.0m, spending 103% of its income. Across the 3 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2023, income grew from £2.0m to £2.9m (+46%), an average of +21% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 46%. Over the whole period it spent 104% of the income it received.

Among 700 England and Wales charities whose main cause is human rights and equality and that reported income, White Rose sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% 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 Tros Gynnal Plant (£2.7m), Peaceful Change Initiative (£3.0m) and UN Women National Committee UK (£2.6m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from trading 96%, donations and legacies 2.1% and investments 1.4%. Charitable activities took 3.3% of spending and raising funds 95%. It employed 79 people.

Data notes from the register: The regulator lists this charity as in double default: it has missed the deadline for its annual return or accounts in two or more successive years. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.