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.

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

Latest income
£234k
Latest spending
£254k
Registered
1997
Accounts read
FY2025

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

Reserves policy: three to six months of annual expenditure (held: £115k)
It has established a policy whereby the unrestricted funds not committed or invested in tangible fixed assets held by the charity should be between 3 and 6 months of the annual expenditure. — page 9
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

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

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).

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

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£234k£254k
31/03/2024£269k£151k
31/03/2023£159k£186k
31/03/2022£236k£254k
31/03/2021£333k£229k

Common questions

Is RACE ON THE AGENDA financially healthy?

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. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund26/10/2018£10kTrauma - Mentoring Young People
The National Lottery Heritage Fund09/11/2011£50k"Through the generations: Tamil stories young and old"

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

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

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RACE ON THE AGENDA£234k0unclearno doubt
ACTION FOR RACE EQUALITY FY2024£2.0m£60,001 - £70,0001unclear16.8%noted
Race Equality Network FY2025£200k0unclearno doubt
ROSA FUND FY2025£1.4mabove4.6%no doubt
ROMA SUPPORT GROUP FY2025£574k0withinno doubt
ROSA (RAPE OR SEXUAL ABUSE SUPPORT SERVICES) FY2025£865k0withinnot going concern

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