The Rock Foundation

Analysis

The Rock Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Cranleigh. It was registered in July 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, the prevention or relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief and religious activities, which this site groups under poverty relief. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, The Rock Foundation reported income of £2.7m and spending of £866k, leaving 67% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £652k to £2.7m (+307%), an average of +42% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2025, when income rose by 265%. Over the whole period it spent 59% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Rock Foundation sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. 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 Ashiana Network (£2.7m), Dominican Sisters (Third Order) Congregation of Newcastle Natal (Established at Bushey Heath, Herts) (£2.7m) and Vishnitz Girls School Limited (£2.7m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 100%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £798k. Reserves of £2.5m would cover about 34 months of spending at that rate. It employed 1 people.