ROOKWOOD FOUNDATION LTD

Registered charity 1116094 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The principal activity of the company in the year under review was that of advancement of education and religious practice in accordance with the teachings of the Orthodox Jewish faith and relief of poverty.

Causes: Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.4m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2006
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased slightly from £5,513,155 to £5,415,060, while total net assets increased significantly to £14,957,362 due to property revaluation gains. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: ensure that there is a sufficient stream of income to meet the ongoing calls made on the charity (held: £5.4m)
“The reserves policy is to ensure that there is a sufficient stream of income to meet the ongoing calls made on the charity.” — page 5
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Glazers. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Corporate structure

Company officers (Companies House)

Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.

Official officers record.

Property (HM Land Registry)

3 registered titles in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (3 freehold); recorded price paid £4.3m. All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 28/02/2025)

Total income
£1.4m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reserves (reported)
£5.4m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~43.4 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (78% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 98.9% of total income — above the 90th percentile for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
28/02/2025£1.4m£1.5m
29/02/2024£2.6m£1.6m
28/02/2023£3.2m£2.0m
28/02/2022£2.4m£1.1m
28/02/2021£922k£848k

Common questions

Is ROOKWOOD FOUNDATION LTD financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted funds decreased slightly from £5,513,155 to £5,415,060, while total net assets increased significantly to £14,957,362 due to property revaluation gains. The trustees report that the charity has adequate resources to continue in operational existence for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Glazers.

Who funds ROOKWOOD FOUNDATION LTD?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROOKWOOD FOUNDATION LTD as a grant recipient include E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITED, SF FOUNDATION, WISEHEIGHTS LIMITED, Y G S YESHIVA GEDOLA SEMINAR, HURDALE CHARITY LIMITED.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2023£125k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2024£86k
SF FOUNDATIONFY2024£80k
E AND E KERNKRAUT CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2022£76k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2022£54kRelief of Poverty
Y G S YESHIVA GEDOLA SEMINARFY2023£50kGeneral
HURDALE CHARITY LIMITEDFY2024£50k
GILMOOR BENEVOLENT FUND LIMITEDFY2023£50k
VHLT LTDFY2024£35kSocial welfare
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2024£30k
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2023£23kOther general charitable purposes
BASINGVIEW TRUST LIMITEDFY2024£20krelief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2024£20k
BELZ ISRAEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2025£18k
PLOIEST ESTATES LIMITEDFY2024£15k
NASOD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2023£14k
NASOD CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£14kAdvancement of the Jewish Religion
IGO FOUNDATION LIMITEDFY2023£10k
WISEHEIGHTS LIMITEDFY2023£5k
BELZ ISRAEL CHARITABLE TRUSTFY2024£5k
BASINGVIEW TRUST LIMITEDFY2025£0relief of poverty, relief of those in need by reason of ill health or disability, the advancement of Jewish religion and the advancement of Jewish religious edu
STARLOW CHARITIES LIMITEDFY2022£0Less than £35,000

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 MOWBRAY BUILDINGS LTD.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
ROOKWOOD FOUNDATION LTD£1.4m—0unclear—no doubt
MOWBRAY BUILDINGS LTD FY2025£2.2m—0above—no doubt
THE ROSE MEMORIAL TRUST FY2025£109k—0unclear—no doubt
FUNDD FY2025£5.0m—0unclear—noted
SANBRI LTD FY2025£2.9m—0unclear—no doubt
CLAIMWORTH LTD FY2025£530k—0above—no doubt

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