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ROWLAND HILL MEMORIAL AND BENEVOLENT FUND

Registered charity 207479 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROWLAND HILL FUND

The Charity supports current and former Royal Mail Group Ltd and Post Office Ltd employees. We provide one-off financial grants for those facing unexpected financial difficulties, life-changing health challenges or homelessness.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Accommodation/housing · website · Get email alerts

Latest income
£418k
Latest spending
£464k
Registered
1962
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a net deficit of £46,435, excluding investment gains, resulting in a net movement in funds of £86,035 after accounting for a £132,470 gain on investments. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stand at £5,655,026, which the Trustees consider sufficient to sustain grant-making and operations for the foreseeable future despite concerns about reducing staff and pensioner donations.

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

What the accounts disclose

Related-party transaction: Donated services from Royal Mail Group Ltd (other)
“In addition, the Rowland Hill Benevolent Fund benefits from the use of a number of services provided by Royal Mail Group Ltd which are not material to the accounts. These relate to the issuing of cheques to beneficiaries, the collection of donations via the Royal Mail Group Ltd pay units, and the provision of postage and telephones.” — page 22
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Knox Cropper LLP. Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Public profiles (found on the charity’s own website): instagram

Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2023)

Total income
£590k
Total spending
£590k
Cost of raising funds
£108k
Reserves (reported)
£5.7m
Employees
3

Reported reserves equal ~116.7 months of spending — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 7.0 months; benchmarks).

Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 18.3% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 2.9%) (benchmarks).

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Northern Ireland · Scotland · Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£418k£464k
31/03/2024£418k£510k
31/03/2023£590k£590k
31/03/2022£560k£673k
31/03/2021£1.4m£1.2m

Common questions

Is ROWLAND HILL MEMORIAL AND BENEVOLENT FUND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity finished the year with a net deficit of £46,435, excluding investment gains, resulting in a net movement in funds of £86,035 after accounting for a £132,470 gain on investments. Per the trustees' report, free reserves stand at £5,655,026, which the Trustees consider sufficient to sustain grant-making and operations for the foreseeable future despite concerns about reducing staff and pensioner donations. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Knox Cropper LLP.

Who funds ROWLAND HILL MEMORIAL AND BENEVOLENT FUND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name ROWLAND HILL MEMORIAL AND BENEVOLENT FUND as a grant recipient include THE POST OFFICE REMEMBRANCE FELLOWSHIP CIO, CSIS CHARITY FUND.

Known funders

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

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE POST OFFICE REMEMBRANCE FELLOWSHIP CIOFY2022£50k
CSIS CHARITY FUNDFY2022£20kFor welfare grants for Royal mail and Post Office employees and pensioners
CSIS CHARITY FUNDFY2025£15kFor general hardship grants
CSIS CHARITY FUNDFY2024£15kGeneral welfare grants
CSIS CHARITY FUNDFY2023£10kGeneral welfare grants