The Great Roper's Charity

Analysis

The Great Roper's Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Suffolk. It was registered in May 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Great Roper's Charity reported income of £18k and spending of £14k, leaving 22% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £10k to £18k (+78%), an average of +16% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2025, when income rose by 36%. Over the whole period it spent 222% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, The Great Roper's Charity sits at the 27th percentile: it is larger than about 26% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 43rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Sapcote's Charity (£18k), Dr Radcliffe's Almshouses (£18k) and William Henry Harlock and Ethel Harlock Almshouse Charity in the Parish of Swineshead (£18k).