The Roman Research Trust

Analysis

The Roman Research Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in March 1990, 36 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Roman Research Trust reported income of £33k and spending of £45k, spending 137% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £24k to £33k (+36%), an average of +8.0% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2024, when income rose by 521%. Over the whole period it spent 87% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Roman Research Trust sits at the 61st percentile: it is larger than about 61% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 54th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Tovil Scout Group (£33k), Newark District Scout Council (£33k) and 1st Eastleigh Scout Group (£33k).