The ROSL Foundation

Registered charity 306095 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as ROYAL OVER-SEAS GOLDEN JUBILEE TRUST, ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE GOLDEN JUBILEE TRUST

Such lawful education and charitable purposes in furtherance of the work of the Royal Over-Seas League as the Trustees may from time to time determine

Objects

THE CHARITY’S OBJECTS ARE FOR SUCH LAWFUL EDUCATIONAL AND CHARITABLE PURPOSES IN FURTHERANCE OF THE WORK OF THE ROYAL OVER-SEAS LEAGUE AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME 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: Education/training · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Environment/conservation/heritage · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Westminster, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£399k

Latest spending

£195k

Registered

1964

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net movement in funds of £516,507, driven by a surplus before investment valuation adjustments of £204,170 and net gains on investments of £312,337. Total funds increased to £2,376,498, with unrestricted reserves of £68,678 maintained above the stated policy target of £68,400. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting the charity is in a healthy cash and investment position despite potential short-term economic strains.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: maintained at £68,400 (2024: £68,400) - a level equivalent to at least three month’s budgeted expenditure (reserves figure: £69k)

“It is the policy of the charity that unrestricted funds which have not been designated for a specific use should be maintained at £68,400 (2024: £68,400) - a level equivalent to at least three month’s budgeted expenditure.” — page 5

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Management fee paid to Royal Over-Seas League (ROSL) where trustees are members of ROSL Senior Management/Central Council.

“Expenditure paid by the Trust to ROSL in the year was £60,000 (2024: £60,000).” — page 16

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 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.

Complaints handling
Complaints policy and procedures
Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Risk management
Safeguarding policy and procedures
Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
Trustee expenses policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

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

Register events

Received assets from another charity (16/10/2025) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.

Trustees · trustee networks

Alexander Downer ACchair
Anne Wilkinson
Dr Annette Prandzioch
Hamish Stuart Kean
Helen Prince
Matthew Rycroft · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Antigua And Barbuda · Botswana · India · Kenya · Namibia · Pakistan · Solomon Islands · Throughout England And Wales · Zambia

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£399k	£195k
31/12/2024	£236k	£174k
31/12/2023	£127k	£209k
31/12/2022	£97k	£428k
31/12/2021	£166k	£271k

Common questions

Is The ROSL Foundation financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net movement in funds of £516,507, driven by a surplus before investment valuation adjustments of £204,170 and net gains on investments of £312,337. Total funds increased to £2,376,498, with unrestricted reserves of £68,678 maintained above the stated policy target of £68,400. The trustees confirmed adequate resources for going concern, noting the charity is in a healthy cash and investment position despite potential short-term economic strains. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
VISCOUNT AMORY'S CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£250k
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED	1	£125k
CHK Foundation	1	£30k
THE BORROWS CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£29k
THE THOMAS RAWCLIFFE CHARITABLE TRUST	1	£12k
MATTHEW GOOD FOUNDATION	1	£3k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with THE KERSLAKE ROBSHAW FOUNDATION.

THE KERSLAKE ROBSHAW FOUNDATION income £366k
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATION income £209k
THE ROSENFELD CHARITABLE TRUST income £47k
THE ROSELANDS TRUST income £223k
THE OCEAN TRUST income £145k
THE RODEL FOUNDATION income £50k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
The ROSL Foundation	£399k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
THE KERSLAKE ROBSHAW FOUNDATION FY2025	£366k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROSSALL FOUNDATION FY2025	£209k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE ROSENFELD CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025	£47k	—	0	within	—	no doubt
THE ROSELANDS TRUST FY2025	£223k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE OCEAN TRUST FY2025	£145k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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