The Christopher Rowbotham Charitable Trust
Analysis
The Christopher Rowbotham Charitable Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Christopher Rowbotham Charitable Trust reported income of £29k and spending of £49k, spending 168% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £27k to £29k (+7.1%), an average of +1.7% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 164% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Christopher Rowbotham Charitable Trust sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 52nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Ashwell Village Hall Project (£29k), Littlemore Community Association (£29k) and Winchester Street Pastors (£29k).
Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
Supports national charities,& local charities in NE & SE England. Interested in people with physical or mental handicaps: improving quality of life through equipment, activities and holidays;the young: with emphasis on improving prospects of employment by education and meaningful activities; health: improving quality of life of the ill, their carers and the old at home or in hospital.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Ashwell Village Hall Project | Hertfordshire | £29k |
| Littlemore Community Association | Oxford | £29k |
| Winchester Street Pastors | Winchester | £29k |
| The Grovelands Trust | Hampshire | £29k |