RACE ON THE AGENDA

Registered charity 1064975 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROTA, ROTA RACE ON THE AGENDA

Race on the Agenda (ROTA) is one of Britain's leading social policy think-tanks focusing on issues that affect Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities. Originally set up in 1984, ROTA aims to increase the capacity of BAME organisations and strengthen the voice of BAME communities through increased civic engagement and participation in society.

Objects

TO WORK TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION AND TO PROMOTE EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, HUMAN RIGHTS AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT GROUPS.

Area of benefit: UNDEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Other Charitable Purposes · website · Get email alerts

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds amounted to £114,570, with £65,000 designated for winding down the charity. The trustees have established a reserves policy target of between 3 and 6 months of annual expenditure. Per the trustees' report, the organisation secured new funding for a Chief Executive and continued to explore long-term core funding.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

• Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
• Complaints handling
• Complaints policy and procedures
• Conflicting interests
• Financial reserves policy and procedures
• Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
• Internal risk management policy and procedures
• Investing charity funds policy and procedures
• Paying staff
• Risk management
• Safeguarding policy and procedures
• Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
• Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
• Social media policy and procedures
• Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
• Trustee expenses policy and procedures
• Volunteer management

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Race on the Agenda (matched by registered charity number).

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

• City Bridge Foundation — “Our current funders are as follows: City Bridge Foundation” (source page)

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Trustees · trustee networks

• ALI HASSAN AHMEDchair
• Bakari Ukuu
• Dr Ariel Breaux
• Dr Yansie Rolston · trustee of 1 other charity
• FEVZI HUSSEIN
• GIFFORD SUTHERLAND
• LORRAINE DONGO · trustee of 1 other charity
• MICHELLE DALEY · trustee of 1 other charity

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Common questions

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

Funders of similar charities

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ACTION FOR RACE EQUALITY.

• ACTION FOR RACE EQUALITY income £2.0m
• Race Equality Network income £200k
• ROSA FUND income £1.4m
• ROMA SUPPORT GROUP income £574k
• ROSA (RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES) income £865k
• RACE EQUALITY FOUNDATION income £1.3m

Side by side with its peers

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.