ACTIVATE RAWMARSH

Registered charity 1150274 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

To advance life and relieve the needs of children and young people their families and people with their caring responsibilities in Rawmarsh and the surrounding areas by: Provision of recreational and leisure time activities and Providing support and activities which develop their skills, capacities and capabilities.

Objects

TO ADVANCE IN LIFE AND RELIEVE THE NEEDS OF CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE THEIR FAMILIES AND PEOPLE WITH THEIR CARING RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN RAWMARSH AND THE SURROUNDING AREAS BY:(A) THE PROVISION OF RECREATIONAL AND LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES PROVIDED IN THE INTEREST OF SOCIAL WELFARE TO ENCOURAGE THEIR PARTICIPATION IN POSITIVE ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO IMPROVE THEIR CONDITIONS OF LIFE;(B) PROVIDING SUPPORT AND ACTIVITIES WHICH DEVELOP THEIR SKILLS, CAPACITIES AND CAPABILITIES TO ENABLE THEM TO PARTICIPATE IN SOCIETY AS MATURE AND RESPONSIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

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 · Recreation · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Rotherham, Yorkshire and The Humber, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£83k

Latest spending

£101k

Registered

2012

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,837 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total accumulated funds from £96,736 to £78,899. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three to six months' expenditure, and unrestricted funds stood at £43,832, which the trustees consider adequate to continue operations. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: three and six month’s expenditure (reserves figure: £44k)

“it is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use, should be accumulated and maintained at a level equivalent to between three and six month’s expenditure” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 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.

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
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

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 31/08/2025

Volunteers: 2
Government income: £74,434 — grants £74,434 (7); 89% of the £83,238 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2024

Government income: £36,674 — grants £36,674 (3); 26% of the £139,827 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/08/2023

Volunteers: 8
Government income: £28,607 — grants £28,607 (3); 58% of the £49,461 total gross income on the same return

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

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — Activate Rawmarsh (matched by registered charity number).

Trustees · trustee networks

DIANE BROWNETT
Dr Joanna Baker-Rogers
Lindsey Meredith
Pieternella Postill

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

Operates in: Rotherham

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/08/2025	£83k	£101k
31/08/2024	£140k	£86k
31/08/2023	£49k	£83k
31/08/2022	£116k	£86k
31/08/2021	£74k	£76k

Common questions

Is ACTIVATE RAWMARSH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £17,837 for the year ended 31 August 2025, resulting in a decrease in total accumulated funds from £96,736 to £78,899. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of three to six months' expenditure, and unrestricted funds stood at £43,832, which the trustees consider adequate to continue operations. The financial statements were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds ACTIVATE RAWMARSH?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ACTIVATE RAWMARSH as a grant recipient include THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM.

Known funders

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

Funder	Year	Amount	Purpose (as stated by the funder)
THE FORTE CHARITABLE FOUNDATION	FY2025	£8k	44% of the salary costs for a family support charity in Rawmarsh, Rotherham.
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM	FY2025	£5k
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM	FY2022	£5k
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM	FY2023	£5k
VOLUNTARY ACTION ROTHERHAM	FY2024	£4k

Government & lottery funding

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

Funder	Date	Amount	Purpose
Sport England	03/09/2025	£13k	Let's Get Walking
Postcode Lottery	29/04/2024	£25k	Unrestricted Funding
The National Lottery Community Fund	18/08/2023	£10k	Play; Learn & Grow
Postcode Lottery	27/05/2022	£24k	Let's Help Project
The National Lottery Community Fund	21/05/2021	£10k	Supporting Families
The National Lottery Community Fund	26/10/2016	£9k	Supporting additional needs
The National Lottery Community Fund	25/03/2015	£10k	Holiday Fun
The National Lottery Community Fund	08/11/2012	£10k	Have a go!

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE BALLINGER CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£70k
Point North Community Foundation	1	£32k
LINDENLEAF CIO	1	£26k
E F BULMER TRUST	1	£24k
THE DAVID FAMILY FOUNDATION	1	£15k
HEREFORDSHIRE COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	1	£14k
THE EDWARD AND DOROTHY CADBURY TRUST	1	£11k
SIR JULES THORN CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£7k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with MARSH FARM FUTURES.

MARSH FARM FUTURES income £798k
THE DROP-IN CENTRE (RAWMARSH) income £21k
DURHAM AREA YOUTH income £257k
MI K'AMCHO income £40k
AKRAM AID income £58k
FOR CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE income £1.5m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
ACTIVATE RAWMARSH	£83k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MARSH FARM FUTURES FY2025	£798k	£100,001 - £110,000	—	unclear	—	no doubt
THE DROP-IN CENTRE (RAWMARSH) FY2025	£21k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
DURHAM AREA YOUTH FY2026	£257k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
MI K'AMCHO FY2024	£40k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
AKRAM AID FY2025	£58k	—	0	above	—	no doubt

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