Wessex Rotary CIO
Analysis
Wessex Rotary CIO is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Dorset. It was registered in April 2019, 7 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under disability. 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 June 2025, Wessex Rotary CIO reported income of £83k and spending of £92k, spending 110% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £67k to £83k (+25%), an average of +5.8% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 127%. Over the whole period it spent 98% of the income it received.
Among 12,871 England and Wales charities whose main cause is disability and that reported income, Wessex Rotary CIO sits at the 63rd percentile: it is larger than about 63% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 68th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tremorfa Community Pantry (£83k), M S C Charity Trust (£84k) and 21 Plus (£83k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The objects of the CIO are: for the public benefit in Wessex, any other part of the United Kingdom or elsewhere in the world, to relieve the poor and needy and to further such other purposes which are exclusively charitable under the laws of England and Wales as the trustees shall think fit, in particular but not exclusively by working with the members of the Rotary Clubs in the Rotary Internation
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Tremorfa Community Pantry | Cardiff | £83k |
| M S C Charity Trust | Warwickshire | £84k |
| 21 Plus | Ebbw Vale | £83k |
| Owl Blue | Cumbria | £84k |