The Romshed Charitable Trust

Analysis

The Romshed Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Kent. It was registered in April 2020, 6 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, animals and environment/conservation/heritage, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable incorporated organisation (CIO). It says it makes grants to organisations and other charitable activities.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Romshed Charitable Trust reported income of £64k and spending of £36k, leaving 44% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £20k to £64k (+221%), an average of +34% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2022, when income rose by 628%. Over the whole period it spent 20% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Romshed Charitable Trust sits at the 59th percentile: it is larger than about 59% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 64th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Lighthouse Education Service (£64k), Halifax Central Church (£64k) and Brooks of Life Ministries International (£64k).