Rowcroft House Foundation Limited

Analysis

Rowcroft House Foundation Limited is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Torquay. It was registered in June 1981, 45 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training and the advancement of health or saving of lives, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 01561601). It says it provides human resources, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides services.

In the financial year ending March 2025, Rowcroft House Foundation Limited reported income of £12.0m and spending of £11.1m, spending 92% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £10.6m to £12.0m (+13%), an average of +3.2% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2025, when income rose by 24%. Over the whole period it spent 96% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Rowcroft House Foundation Limited sits at the 98th percentile: it is larger than about 98% 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 Cystic Fibrosis Trust (£12.0m), The National Football Trust (£12.0m) and Imagine Independence (£12.0m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 39%, trading 34%, charitable activities 23% and investments 2.7%. Gifts in wills alone brought in £3.5m. Charitable activities took 64% of spending and raising funds 36%. Reserves of £7.8m would cover about 8 months of spending at that rate. It employed 186 people.