The Ropner Centenary Trust

Analysis

The Ropner Centenary Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Darlington. It was registered in March 1975, 51 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes and the prevention or relief of poverty, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Ropner Centenary Trust reported income of £45k and spending of £30k, leaving 32% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £39k to £45k (+14%), an average of +3.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 60% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Ropner Centenary Trust sits at the 54th percentile: it is larger than about 54% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 59th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Twynams Charities (£45k), Community Services Projects (£45k) and Elder Stubbs Charity (£45k).