GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATION

Registered charity 802446 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

The trust aims to support a wide range of local causes with its primary focus on social welfare.

Objects

FOR SUCH PURPOSE OR PURPOSES AS SHALL BE EXCLUSIVELY CHARITABLE ACCORDING TO THE LAW OF ENGLAND AND WALES.

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 · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hertsmere, East of England, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£314k
Latest spending
£294k
Registered
1989
Accounts read
FY2026

Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts

The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £3,509,977, comprising an expendable endowment of £3,456,463 and unrestricted funds of £53,514. The trustees consider that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.

Automated summary of the FY2026 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to committed unrestricted charitable expenditure. (reserves figure: £54k)
“The trustees aim to maintain free reserves in unrestricted funds at a level which equates to committed unrestricted charitable expenditure.” — page 4
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Governance: The trust is currently below the minimum number of trustees required.
“The trustees are aware that they are currently below the minimum number of trustees required.” — page 3
Per its FY2026 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. 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 31/03/2026

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Grant-making is its main activity

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

Corporate structure

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout England And Wales

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2026£314k£294k
31/03/2025£319k£287k
31/03/2024£267k£280k
31/03/2023£252k£258k
31/03/2022£252k£235k

Common questions

Is GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2026 accounts: The accounts state that the charity holds total funds of £3,509,977, comprising an expendable endowment of £3,456,463 and unrestricted funds of £53,514. The trustees consider that no material uncertainties exist regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.

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.

FunderSimilar charities fundedAmount to them
FISHMONGERS' COMPANY'S CHARITABLE TRUST1£1.2m
BACON FOUNDATION LTD1£1.0m

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
GRAHAM ROWLANDSON FOUNDATION£314k——unclear—no doubt
G M MORRISON CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£384k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GOSLING FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025£5.1m—0unclear—no doubt
THE PATRICK ROWLAND FOUNDATION FY2025£84k—0unclear—no doubt
THE RANMORE CHARITABLE TRUST FY2025£17k—0unclear—no doubt
THE GRESHAM'S FOUNDATION FY2025£525k—0unclear—no doubt

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