THE ROSE FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1167144 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · filing overdue (register status)

i) Provision of financial assistance and, where helpful, property advice to charities requiring assistance for their building projects undertaken for the public benefit. ii) Donations are also made towards revenue funding of other charities. iii) Direct involvement with other charities via the provision of accommodation, professional expertise and other resources.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£1.3m
Latest spending
£1.5m
Registered
2016
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £31,580,867, which the Trustees consider sufficient to support its grant policy. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(609,871) for the year, driven by a £1,000,000 revaluation loss on tangible fixed assets, though it achieved a surplus of £255,524 before revaluations. The Trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: unclear (held: £31.6m)
“The Trustees believe that it is both reasonable and necessary to retain reserves at their current level of £20,548,740 as represented by the value of net assets less the value of tangible fixed assets retained by the Trustees. This supports the maintenance of the current grant policy of the charity.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: The Trustees hold the whole of the issued share capital in the New Amsterdam Charitable Foundation ('NACF')... During the year payments of £85,000 (2023: £85,000) were made to NACF and these have been included in the accounts.
“During the year payments of £85,000 (2023: £85,000) were made to NACF and these have been included in the accounts. Included within creditors are donations committed to NACF for an amount of £85,000 (2023: £85,000). During the year Flat 2 was occupied by the Trustee, Mr Paul Rose for the period of four months and paid rent of £11,960 to the charity as per the market rate.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Trading subsidiary: RFCC Limited
“The fixed asset investments are now held via a subsidiary company known as RFCC Limited.” — page 13
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Gerald Edelman LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Property (HM Land Registry)

1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/10/2024)

Total income
£1.3m
Total spending
£1.5m
Cost of raising funds
£238k
Reserves (reported)
£20.5m
Employees
2

Reported reserves equal ~159.5 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Investments (62% 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: 17.6% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).

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

Operates in: Switzerland · Throughout England · United States

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/10/2025——
31/10/2024£1.3m£1.5m
31/10/2023£881k£1.2m
31/10/2022£1.2m£1.3m
31/10/2021£1.2m£1.3m

Common questions

Is THE ROSE FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £31,580,867, which the Trustees consider sufficient to support its grant policy. The charity reported a net movement in funds of £(609,871) for the year, driven by a £1,000,000 revaluation loss on tangible fixed assets, though it achieved a surplus of £255,524 before revaluations. The Trustees confirmed adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no material uncertainties identified by the auditors. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Gerald Edelman LLP.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE ROSE FOUNDATION£1.3m—0above—no doubt
THE ROSELINE FOUNDATION FY2023£1.3m—0unclear—no doubt
ROSECARE FOUNDATION FY2025£177k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROSAZ CHARITY FY2024£105k—0unclear—no doubt
THE PURI FOUNDATION FY2025£5.3m—0above—no doubt
The Ross Foundation FY2025£2.1m—0above—no doubt

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