THE ROUS CHARITY

Registered charity 1068581 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The Rous Charity provides almshouses for the benefit of pensioners who formerly worked in the horseracing industry.

Objects

(1) TO MAINTAIN THE PROPERTY OF THE CHARITY (INCLUDING THE REPAIR AND INSURANCE OF ANY BUILDINGS THEREON) AND ALL OTHER CHANGES & OUTGOINGS PAYABLE IN RESPECT THEREOF AND ALL THE PROPER COSTS, CHANGES AND EXPENSES OF AND INCIDENTAL TO THE ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT OF THE CHARITY(2) TO APPLY THE INCOME OF THE CHARITY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE RESIDENTS IN THE ALMSHOUSES OF THE CHARITY OR ANY OF THEM IN SUCH MANNER AS THE TRUSTEE THINKS FIT FROM TIME TO TIME

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

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

Causes: The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: West Suffolk, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds increased to £709,759, with free reserves at £262,394. The trustees report a sound financial position, noting that general reserves of £539,849 exceed the stated policy target of £40,000 (equivalent to six months of expenditure). The charity made fair value gains on investments of £34,702 and maintained adequate resources to continue in operational existence.

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

What the accounts disclose

Accounts audited by Price Bailey LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

In its annual return the charity told the Commission it is also regulated by: Homes England. This is the charity’s own declaration; it is not a rating and has not been verified by the Commission or by this site.

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
• Investment
• 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

Funders the charity credits

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

• The Jockey Club — “The Jockey Club Official Charity” (source page)
• 4Racing — “4Racing Charity Partner” (source page)
• Arena Racing Company — “Arena Racing Company Sponsorship Partner” (source page)
• Arabian Racing Organisation — “Arabian Racing Organisation Charity Partner” (source page)
• Ascot Racecourse Supports — “Ascot Racecourse Supports Sponsorship Partner” (source page)
• Bedmax — “Bedmax Sponsorship Partner” (source page)
• Betfair — “Betfair Sponsorship Partner” (source page)
• Careers in Racing — “Careers in Racing Charity Partner” (source page)
• CNG Switch — “CNG Switch Corporate Partner” (source page)
• European Bloodstock News — “European Bloodstock News Media Partner” (source page)
• Fielding and Nicholson — “Fielding and Nicholson” (source page)
• Global Group Racing — “Global Group Racing Charity Partnership” (source page)
• Godolphin — “Godolphin Corporate Partner” (source page)
• Goffs UK — “Goffs UK Sponsorship Partner” (source page)
• The Good Racing Co — “The Good Racing Co Charity Partner” (source page)

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

Trustees · trustee networks

• RACING HOMES

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

Operates in: Suffolk

Income and spending

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Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with ROSS CHARITY TRUSTEES ALMSHOUSES BRANCH.

• ROSS CHARITY TRUSTEES ALMSHOUSES BRANCH income £160k
• ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £114k
• ROE'S ALMSHOUSE CHARITIES income £41k
• THE ROGER EDWARDS ALMSHOUSES CHARITY income £28k
• THE ABERFORD ALMSHOUSES income £177k
• RACING WELFARE income £5.5m

Side by side with its peers

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