The Rowland Trust
Analysis
The Rowland Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Surrey. It was registered in July 1983, 43 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and provides other finance.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Rowland Trust reported income of £134k and spending of £61k, leaving 55% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income fell from £284k to £134k (-53%), an average of -17% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income dropped by 58%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Rowland Trust sits at the 69th percentile: it is larger than about 69% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 75th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hope Church Truro (£134k), Brentwood Ecclesiastical Education Fund (£134k) and Cambridge Bethel Pentecostal Church (£134k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
The Rowland Trust exists for the advancement of the Christian religion. To further this object, the trust deed empowers the Trustees to apply its funds "for the benefit of such persons .... who are or have been engaged in full time Christian work as the Trustees in their absolute discretion shall from time to time select."
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hope Church Truro | Truro | £134k |
| Brentwood Ecclesiastical Education Fund | Essex | £134k |
| Cambridge Bethel Pentecostal Church | St Neots | £134k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St Michael Yorktown Camberley | Camberley | £134k |