The Cecil Rosen Foundation

Analysis

The Cecil Rosen Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in July 1969, 57 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under overseas aid and international. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Cecil Rosen Foundation reported income of £531k and spending of £571k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £473k to £531k (+12%), an average of +2.9% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 1,223 England and Wales charities whose main cause is overseas aid and international and that reported income, The Cecil Rosen Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The New England Company (£530k), Alpha International Ministries (£549k) and The Lieutenancy of England and Wales of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem (£528k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 97% and donations and legacies 1.9%. Charitable activities took 87% of spending and raising funds 5.9%. Grants to other organisations totalled £476k. Reserves of £6.7m would cover about 131 months of spending at that rate.