Roots of Empathy UK

Analysis

Roots of Empathy UK is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in December 2016, 10 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under community and economic development. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services, provides advocacy/advice/information and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending August 2025, Roots of Empathy UK reported income of £52k and spending of £140k, spending 268% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from August 2021 to August 2025, income fell from £282k to £52k (-81%), an average of -34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to August 2025, when income dropped by 80%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 1,869 England and Wales charities whose main cause is community and economic development and that reported income, Roots of Empathy UK sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 61st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include 2nd Portishead Scout Group (£52k), Capital Training and Development Network (£52k) and The African Institute for Mathematical Sciences - Next Einstein Initiative Foundation (UK) (£51k).