Royal College of Occupational Therapists

Analysis

Royal College of Occupational Therapists is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in January 1978, 48 years ago. Its declared purposes cover other charitable purposes, which this site groups under other charitable purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01347374). It says it provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending September 2025, Royal College of Occupational Therapists reported income of £9.5m and spending of £10.7m, spending 112% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from September 2021 to September 2025, income grew from £8.4m to £9.5m (+14%), an average of +3.3% a year. Over the whole period it spent 114% of the income it received.

Among 1,463 England and Wales charities whose main cause is other charitable purposes and that reported income, Royal College of Occupational Therapists sits at the 99th percentile: it is larger than about 99% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 99th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Good Things Foundation (£8.1m), M&g Multi-Asset Fund for Charities (£10.7m) and Action Together CIO (£8.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 89% and investments 11%. Charitable activities took 95% of spending and raising funds 4.1%. Grants to other organisations totalled £79k. Reserves of £3.6m would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 98 people.

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.