The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement

Analysis

The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Ipswich. It was registered in December 1984, 42 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under children and youth development. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement reported income of £2.3m and spending of £2.9m, spending 127% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £2.3m (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2022, when income rose by 61%. Over the whole period it spent 102% of the income it received.

Among 5,641 England and Wales charities whose main cause is children and youth development and that reported income, The Mrs L D Rope Third Charitable Settlement sits at the 99th percentile: it is one of the largest 1% in its cause. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Epic Foundation UK Limited (£2.3m), The 4814 Trust (£2.3m) and The Rayne Foundation (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 82% of spending and raising funds 7.7%. Grants to other organisations totalled £1.3m. Reserves of £3.5m would cover about 13 months of spending at that rate. It employed 6 people.