The Rotary Club of Paignton Charity Fund

Analysis

The Rotary Club of Paignton Charity Fund is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in July 1971, 55 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending June 2025, The Rotary Club of Paignton Charity Fund reported income of £17k and spending of £19k, spending 113% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £16k to £17k (+1.2%), an average of +0.3% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income rose by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 100% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Rotary Club of Paignton Charity Fund sits at the 40th percentile: it is larger than about 40% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Durham Community Church (£17k), Pontypool Development Trust (£17k) and The Newick Distress Trust (£17k).