Reach Out to the Community (Roc)

Analysis

Reach Out to the Community (Roc) is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Manchester. It was registered in December 2017, 9 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it provides services and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Reach Out to the Community (Roc) reported income of £105k and spending of £125k, spending 119% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income fell from £374k to £105k (-72%), an average of -27% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income dropped by 47%. Over the whole period it spent 75% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Reach Out to the Community (Roc) sits at the 67th percentile: it is larger than about 67% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 72nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Church Alive (£105k), West Bridgford Baptist Church (£105k) and Famos Foundation Trust (£105k).