RSM UK FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1179349 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also registered in Scotland as SC048852 (OSCR)

The charity is a corporate foundation that aims to advance charitable purposes for the benefit of the public in any part of the world as determined by its trustees. The charity makes grants to registered charities in accordance with its grant making policy and within the scope of its objects. The trustees may, in exceptional circumstances, make grants directly to individuals.

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Latest income
£1.2m
Latest spending
£1.0m
Registered
2018
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £190,645, which significantly exceeded the trustees' stated target of approximately £25,000. The charity reported a net income of £127,024 for the year, funded primarily by donations from its parent group, and distributed over £1 million to charitable beneficiaries. The trustees and auditor confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: RSM UK Group (79% of income)
“During the year the Charity was dependent on donations, the largest being from RSM UK totalling £730,270 (2024: £583,461).” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: approximately £25,000 (held: £191k)
“Given these requirements the trustees consider the target for unrestricted reserves, after any designations, should be approximately £25,000.” — page 6
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Saffery LLP. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Public fundraising profile: JustGiving — RSM UK Foundation (matched by registered charity number).

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.

Funders the charity credits

Named as funders/supporters on the charity’s own website (the charity’s claim, distinct from accounts-verified grants).

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)

Total income
£1.2m
Total spending
£1.0m
Reserves (reported)
£277k
Employees
0

Reported reserves equal ~3.2 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, largest income source: Donations and legacies (99% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£1.2m£1.0m
31/03/2024£1.0m£1.0m
31/03/2023£843k£744k
31/03/2022£398k£733k
31/03/2021£775k£545k

Common questions

Is RSM UK FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity held unrestricted reserves of £190,645, which significantly exceeded the trustees' stated target of approximately £25,000. The charity reported a net income of £127,024 for the year, funded primarily by donations from its parent group, and distributed over £1 million to charitable beneficiaries. The trustees and auditor confirmed there were no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Saffery LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
THE PRIORY FOUNDATION1£33k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
RSM UK FOUNDATION£1.2m—0above—no doubt
THE ROTHES CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£148k—0above—no doubt
Matchroom Charitable Foundation FY2025£1.7m—0unclear—no doubt
THE GRANT FOUNDATION FY2024£185k—0within—no doubt
THE RUBIN FOUNDATION CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£205k—0unclear—no doubt
THE ROBERT MCALPINE FOUNDATION FY2025£1.1m—0above—no doubt

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