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Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Country
England & Wales
Charity number
1184957
Status
Registered
Registered
Aug. 19, 2019
Legal form
Charitable company

Address

Address
JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION
THE HOMESTEAD
40 WATER END
YORK
YO30 6WP

Contact

Activities

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.

Objects: 1.1 To Prevent And To Relieve Poverty And Other Necessitous Circumstances1.2 To Relieve Those In Need Because Of Youth, Age, Ill-Health (whether Mental Or Physical), Disability, Financial Hardship Or Other Disadvantage1.3 To Undertake And Carry On Such Activities As Are Calculated To Ameliorate Unsatisfactory Living Conditions, Social Unrest Or Disharmony Amongst The Public 1.4 To Provide Or Assist In The Provision Of Facilities For Recreation Or Other Leisure Time Occupation In The Interests Of Social Welfare For The Public At Large.nothing In These Articles Shall Authorise An Application Of The Property Of The Charity For Purposes Which Are Not Charitable In Accordance With Section 7 Of The Charities And Trustee Investment (scotland) Act 2005 And/or Section 2 Of The Charities Act (northern Ireland) 2008.

Classification

How
Makes Grants To Organisations, Provides Other Finance, Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research
What
Education/training, Disability, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Recreation
Who
Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies, The General Public/mankind

Areas of operation

Country
Northern Ireland, Scotland
Region
Throughout England And Wales

Finances

Period end Income Expenditure Assets Employees
Dec. 31, 2024 £35,057,000 £57,115,000 £566,061,000 628
Dec. 31, 2023 £35,981,000 £49,179,000 £547,416,000 605
Dec. 31, 2022 £37,363,000 £45,467,000 £533,477,000 622
Dec. 31, 2021 £34,225,000 £45,207,000 £596,517,000 737
Dec. 31, 2020 £29,241,000 £42,536,000 £542,450,000 713

Trustees

Name Appointed
Carol Tannahill Prof (Chair) July 31, 2019
Amir Rizwan Jan. 1, 2026
David Lunts July 31, 2019
Hilary Cottam March 23, 2021
Jeremy Charles Douglas Townsend Jan. 1, 2026
Jabeer Karim Butt Jan. 1, 2026
Kenechukwu Ifeanyi Umeasiegbu March 23, 2021
Lesley Gillian Russell March 23, 2021
Matthew John Horne Jan. 1, 2026
Nassali Dorothy Douglas Jan. 1, 2026
Paul Jenkins July 31, 2019
Professor Joanna Kate Swaffield Dec. 6, 2021
Terrie Elizabeth Alafat CBE March 25, 2024
Zeinab Farah Elahi March 23, 2021