The Rose Foundation

Analysis

The Rose Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in May 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending October 2025, The Rose Foundation reported income of £1.2m and spending of £1.7m, spending 139% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from October 2021 to October 2025, income grew from £1.2m to £1.2m (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to October 2024, when income rose by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 119% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Rose Foundation sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% 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 Derbyshire Cricket Foundation Limited (£1.2m), Nottingham Energy Partnership (£1.2m) and Prudential Staff Charitable Trust (£1.2m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 58%. Charitable activities took 78% of spending and raising funds 20%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.1m. Reserves of £27.1m would cover about 187 months of spending at that rate. It employed 2 people.

Data notes from the register: The latest annual return was received after its deadline. Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.