The Round Square

Analysis

The Round Square is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Windsor. It was registered in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the prevention or relief of poverty and overseas aid/famine relief, which this site groups under poverty relief. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02011514). It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides human resources.

In the financial year ending July 2025, The Round Square reported income of £2.1m and spending of £2.1m, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £1.1m to £2.1m (+94%), an average of +18% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2023, when income rose by 160%. Over the whole period it spent 99% of the income it received.

Among 15,276 England and Wales charities whose main cause is poverty relief and that reported income, The Round Square sits at the 96th percentile: it is larger than about 96% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 96th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Survival International Charitable Trust (£2.1m), Keelman Homes Limited (£2.1m) and Community Housing Cymru (£2.1m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from charitable activities 96% and donations and legacies 2.8%. Charitable activities took 98% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Reserves of £792k would cover about 4 months of spending at that rate. It employed 8 people.