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THE RUMI FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1115154 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Latest income
£8.0m
Latest spending
£8.2m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the Foundation holds unrestricted reserves of £62,435,450, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of one year's charitable expenditure (£0.89m). Per the trustees' report, the Foundation has sufficient resources to meet its continuing obligations and is not dependent on securing future funding to continue as a going concern.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: one year of charitable activities (held: £62.4m)
“The policy specifies that the Foundation's free reserves should not, as a minimum, fall below the amount required to run its charitable activities for at least one year should there be any call for funds on the Foundation, bearing in mind the levels of stable income which the Foundation currently receives. The Foundation's charitable giving and associated overheads, amounts to approximately £0.89m per annum” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Note 19
“During the year Aristeia Accounting Limited, a company controlled by Stuart Malcolmson who is also a Trustee of the Foundation, invoiced £70,000 (2024: £62,533) for the provision of accountancy services, of which £10,000 (2024: £5,000) was unpaid at the year end. During the year David Muriithi, a Trustee, received £2,798 (2024: £3,695) for his travel costs, which were wholly incurred whilst fulfilling his duties as a Trustee.” — page 31
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by S&W Partners Audit Limited.

Corporate structure

Leadership, per the charity’s website

Listed on the charity’s own website when we last crawled it; roles may have changed. Pay-band disclosures above are anonymous statutory disclosures and are not attributed to any named individual.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)

Total income
£8.0m
Total spending
£8.2m
Cost of raising funds
£7.5m
Reserves (reported)
£6.0m
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~8.8 months of spending — above the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Trustees

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£8.0m£8.2m
31/03/2025£9.0m£9.8m
31/03/2024£8.6m£10.8m
31/03/2023£7.5m£8.3m
31/03/2022£7.7m£8.2m

Common questions

Is THE RUMI FOUNDATION financially healthy?

The accounts state that the Foundation holds unrestricted reserves of £62,435,450, which significantly exceeds its stated policy target of one year's charitable expenditure (£0.89m). Per the trustees' report, the Foundation has sufficient resources to meet its continuing obligations and is not dependent on securing future funding to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by S&W Partners Audit Limited.

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