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JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION

#1184957 · Charitable company · Registered 2019-08-19 · YO30 6WP · https://www.jrf.org.uk/
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Activities

As described by the charity on the register

JRF is an independent social change organisation working to solve UK poverty. It aims to inspire action andchange that will create a prosperous UK without poverty and it principally does this by undertakingresearch, producing or inputting into policy on poverty, collaborating with others working to the samepurpose and otherwise providing practical solutions.

Latest income

£35.1m

Expenditure

£57.1m

Financial year end

2024-12-31

Income & spending history

As reported to the Charity Commission, by financial year end

Year end Income Expenditure income spend
2020-12-31 £29.2m £42.5m
2021-12-31 £34.2m £45.2m
2022-12-31 £37.4m £45.5m
2023-12-31 £36.0m £49.2m
2024-12-31 £35.1m £57.1m

Latest detailed return

Year end 2024-12-31 · consolidated (group) figures

Income mix

Donations & legacies £0
Charitable activities £30.1m
Trading £0
Investment income £4.8m
Total income £35.1m

Spending

Charitable spend £54.7m
Raising funds £2.4m
Grants to institutions £9.7m
Governance £172k
Total expenditure £57.1m

Balance sheet

Reserves £566k
Total funds £566m
— restricted £98.3m
— unrestricted £468m
— endowment £0
Total assets £566m
Cash £16.6m

People

Employees 628

Classification

The charity's own register classification

What it does

  • Education/training
  • Disability
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
  • Recreation

Who it helps

  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • The General Public/mankind

How it works

  • Makes Grants To Organisations
  • Provides Other Finance
  • Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space
  • Provides Services
  • Provides Advocacy/advice/information
  • Sponsors Or Undertakes Research

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register, 2026-07-28. Detailed figures as filed in the charity's annual return. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.