Rowanville Limited

Analysis

Rowanville Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in April 1974, 52 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty, accommodation/housing and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01152779). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and sponsors or undertakes research.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Rowanville Limited reported income of £692k and spending of £1.4m, spending 208% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £2.0m to £692k (-66%), an average of -24% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 53%. Over the whole period it spent 83% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, Rowanville Limited sits at the 90th percentile: it is larger than about 90% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 92nd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Maurice and Hilda Laing Charitable Trust (£692k), Light Project Peterborough (£692k) and Ort UK Foundation (£691k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 62% and investments 38%. Charitable activities took 93% of spending and raising funds 6.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £11.2m would cover about 93 months of spending at that rate.