ROSIE MAY FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1113049 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROSIE MAY MEMORIAL FUND

Development of sustainable projects for children in crisis, especially girls, in Sri Lanka and Nepal through local partners. Protection and support of children by strengthening families to prevent abandonment. Reunification of siblings and reintegration with family to break the cycle of institutionalisation. Access to quality education for the most vulnerable children to unlock potential.

Objects

1) TO RELIEVE SICKNESS THROUGH THE PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT TO SHEFFIELD CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL PAEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT;2) TO SUPPORT GENERAL CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE COMMUNITY OF BOTEESFORD IN MEMORY AND MEMORIAL OF ROSIE MAY; AND3) TO RELIEVE POVERTY THROUGH THE PROVISION OF AID AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR CHILDREN IN SOUTH EAST ASIA IN PARTICULAR BY SUPPORTING THE BUILDING OF A CHILDREN'S HOME.

Area of benefit: NATIONAL AND OVERSEAS

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 Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Accommodation/housing · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: South Kesteven, East Midlands, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£196k
Latest spending
£191k
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £86,878, which the trustees state meet their policy requirement of covering at least six months of operating costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no material matters of concern. The charity's total incoming resources for the year were £196,420, primarily derived from charitable activities.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: a minimum of six months operating costs of projects and employee liabilities. (held: £87k)
“Rosie May Foundation has determined that the reserves should be held in unrestricted funds to cover: • a minimum of six months operating costs of projects and employee liabilities.”
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Mrs Mary Storrie, the spouse of Trustee Graham Storrie, is employed by the Rosie May Foundation.
“Related Party Transactions – Mrs Mary Storrie, the spouse of Trustee Graham Storrie, is employed by the Rosie May Foundation.” — page 2
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2026

  • Volunteers: 32
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2025

  • Volunteers: 31
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/01/2024

  • Volunteers: 32
  • Has a trading subsidiary

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Rosie May Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Nepal · Nottingham City · Nottinghamshire · Sheffield City · Sri Lanka

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/01/2026£196k£191k
31/01/2025£275k£266k
31/01/2024£162k£241k
31/01/2023£204k£252k
31/01/2022£174k£156k

Common questions

Is ROSIE MAY FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity holds unrestricted reserves of £86,878, which the trustees state meet their policy requirement of covering at least six months of operating costs. The accounts were subject to an independent examination rather than a full audit, with the examiner reporting no material matters of concern. The charity's total incoming resources for the year were £196,420, primarily derived from charitable activities. Its FY2026 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ROSIE MAY FOUNDATION?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROSIE MAY FOUNDATION as a grant recipient include THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUST, LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND), ONE KIND ACT, THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE JONES 1986 CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2022£5kRelief of Sickness or Disability: General
THE FIFTY FUNDFY2021Unverified read£3k
LILIAN FRANCES HIND BEQUEST (TRUSTEES OF LADY HIND)FY2021£3kWelfare
ONE KIND ACTFY2022£2k
THE JESSIE SPENCER TRUSTFY2023£500

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

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

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund06/08/2021£10kChatterbox 'Strengthening Communities After Covid-19'

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MOLLY ROSE FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROSIE MAY FOUNDATION£196k——above—no doubt
MOLLY ROSE FOUNDATION FY2025£1.0m£70,000 to £79,9991unclear—no doubt
THE LILY MAE FOUNDATION FY2025£678k——within—no doubt
THE MAYA CENTRE FY2025£708k—0above—no doubt
THE ROSE FOUNDATION FY2024£1.2m—0above—no doubt
THE CHRISTOPHER MOYES MEMORIAL FOUNDATION FY2025£73k—0unclear—no doubt

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