ROOKHOW
Registered charity 1188409 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROOK HOWE
Rookhow is a 300 year old Grade II* listed Quaker Meeting House and Bunkbarn in the Rusland Valley, Cumbria. Our aim, as well as providing a gathering place for Quakers and accommodation especially for disadvantaged groups, is to be a local community resource as a venue for meetings and workshops. The surrounding ancient oak woodland is a valuable resource for learning and retreat.
Causes: Education/training · Disability · Religious Activities · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £4,114 for the year, with total income of £109,744 against total expenditure of £113,858. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £5,805 at year-end, supported by designated funds including a £30,000 running costs reserve. The charity holds total net assets of £90,260, having utilized previous year funds to cover building renovations and charitable activities.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves position: below the charity's own stated reserves policy (held: £6k; policy: six months of running costs)
“Aside from these funds, the charity had £5,805 in general unrestricted reserves at the end of 2025.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): facebook · instagram
- Helen Baileychair
- Ann Velvor Brookes
- Anne Chapman · trustee of 1 other charity
- Jean Sadler
- MARGARET REBECCA MARSDEN
- Peter Marston
- Rebecca Jane Seaton
- Roger Dillon
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Cumbria
Income and spending
Common questions
Is ROOKHOW financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net expenditure deficit of £4,114 for the year, with total income of £109,744 against total expenditure of £113,858. Per the trustees' report, unrestricted reserves stood at £5,805 at year-end, supported by designated funds including a £30,000 running costs reserve. The charity holds total net assets of £90,260, having utilized previous year funds to cover building renovations and charitable activities. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.
Who funds ROOKHOW?
Funders whose own accounts filings name ROOKHOW as a grant recipient include W F SOUTHALL TRUST, THE INLIGHT TRUST, LANCASHIRE CENTRAL AND NORTH AREA QUAKER MEETING, THE HADFIELD CHARITABLE TRUST, EMERTON-CHRISTIE CHARITY.
Known funders
Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.
Government & lottery funding
Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).
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 CUMBERLAND AREA QUAKER MEETING.
Side by side with its peers
Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.