THE CHRISTOPHER ROWBOTHAM CHARITABLE TRUST

Registered charity 261991 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Supports national charities,& local charities in NE & SE England. Interested in people with physical or mental handicaps: improving quality of life through equipment, activities and holidays;the young: with emphasis on improving prospects of employment by education and meaningful activities; health: improving quality of life of the ill, their carers and the old at home or in hospital.

Objects

INCOME TO BE PAID FOR OR TOWARDS SUCH CHARITABLE FOUNDATIONS AND/OR SUCH CHARITABLE PURPOSES AS THE TRUSTEES SHALL FROM TIME TO TIME IN THEIR ABSOLUTE DISCRETION DETERMINE.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Kensington and Chelsea, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£29k
Latest spending
£49k
Registered
1971
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,536,693, primarily invested to generate future income. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no stated reserves policy target against which to measure adequacy. The charity generated £29,091 in investment income to fund £49,004 in total expenditure, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year.

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

What the accounts disclose

Fundraising cost ratio: 37.4% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Expenditure on raising funds are investment management costs.” — page 10
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 05/04/2023

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: City Of London · East Sussex · Hammersmith And Fulham · Hampshire · West Sussex

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
05/04/2025£29k£49k
05/04/2024£25k£48k
05/04/2023£27k£44k
05/04/2022£27k£45k
05/04/2021£27k£35k

Common questions

Is THE CHRISTOPHER ROWBOTHAM CHARITABLE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds unrestricted reserves of £1,536,693, primarily invested to generate future income. The trustees report adequate resources for the foreseeable future, with no stated reserves policy target against which to measure adequacy. The charity generated £29,091 in investment income to fund £49,004 in total expenditure, resulting in a net decrease in funds for the year. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE CHRISTOPHER ROWBOTHAM CHARITABLE TRUST£29k—0unclear37.4%no doubt
C.B.C. CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£825k—0unclear—no doubt
CRH CHARITABLE TRUST FY2026£395k—0unclear—no doubt
ROBYN CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£98k—0above—no doubt
THE CHRISTOPHER LOMAS CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£137k—0above—no doubt
THE C P CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£330k—0unclear—no doubt

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