THE ROWLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1180826 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as REF

To grant bursaries to students at various named educational establishments. For training and research purposes, adult education, technical or vocational training, advancing education or supporting an educational establishment for students. Trustees Do Not accept any unsolicited applications

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£378k

Latest spending

£194k

Registered

2018

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £557,608, which is an increase from the previous year's £326,381. The trustees note that due to the availability of an expendable endowment fund, they do not consider it necessary to maintain significant free reserves, although such reserves arise from time to time. The charity reported total incoming resources of £377,752 and total resources expended of £194,050 for the year ended 20 September 2025.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Investments (63% of income)

“Incoming resources for the year amounted to £377,752 (2024: £321,193) comprising of income from investments of £238,706 (2024: £291,467) and transfers from expendable endowment funds of £139,046 (2024: £29,726).” — page 4

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Blue Spire Limited. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Register events

Received assets from another charity (03/04/2019) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

ANDA ROWLAND
JOSIE ROWLAND
Ludlow Trust Company Ltd · trustee of 44 other charities

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
20/09/2025	£378k	£194k
20/09/2024	£321k	£323k
20/09/2023	£236k	£200k
20/09/2022	£189k	£89k
20/09/2021	£203k	£250k

Common questions

Is THE ROWLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted free reserves of £557,608, which is an increase from the previous year's £326,381. The trustees note that due to the availability of an expendable endowment fund, they do not consider it necessary to maintain significant free reserves, although such reserves arise from time to time. The charity reported total incoming resources of £377,752 and total resources expended of £194,050 for the year ended 20 September 2025. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Blue Spire Limited.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with YARDLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION.

YARDLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION income £200k
The London Foundation for Banking & Finance income £587k
READING BLUE COAT AND ARCHBISHOP LAUD CHARITABLE TRUST income £199k
STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED income £1.0m
THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED income £322k
THE RECORD CHARITABLE TRUST income £208k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
THE ROWLAND EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION	£378k	—	above	—	no doubt
YARDLEY EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION FY2025	£200k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
The London Foundation for Banking & Finance FY2025	£587k	—	above	—	no doubt
READING BLUE COAT AND ARCHBISHOP LAUD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£199k	—	below	—	no doubt
STANFORD FOUNDATION (UK) LIMITED FY2025	£1.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE CHOIR SCHOOLS ASSOCIATION BURSARY TRUST LIMITED FY2025	£322k	—	within	—	no doubt

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