# JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1184957
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Charitable company
- **Registered:** Aug. 19, 2019
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1184957


## Contact

- **Address:** JOSEPH ROWNTREE FOUNDATION, THE HOMESTEAD, 40 WATER END, YORK
- **Postcode:** YO30 6WP
- **Phone:** 01904629241
- **Email:** christine.frame@jrf.org.uk
- **Website:** https://www.jrf.org.uk/



## Activities

**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.

**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.




## 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

- Northern Ireland
- Scotland
- Throughout England And Wales



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £35057000 | £57115000 | £566061000 | 628 |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £35981000 | £49179000 | £547416000 | 605 |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £37363000 | £45467000 | £533477000 | 622 |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £34225000 | £45207000 | £596517000 | 737 |
| Dec. 31, 2020 | £29241000 | £42536000 | £542450000 | 713 |



## Trustees

- **Carol Tannahill Prof** (Chair) — appointed July 31, 2019
- Amir Rizwan — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- David Lunts — appointed July 31, 2019
- Hilary Cottam — appointed March 23, 2021
- JEREMY CHARLES DOUGLAS TOWNSEND — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Jabeer Karim Butt — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Kenechukwu Ifeanyi Umeasiegbu — appointed March 23, 2021
- Lesley Gillian Russell — appointed March 23, 2021
- Matthew John Horne — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- Nassali Dorothy Douglas — appointed Jan. 1, 2026
- PAUL JENKINS — appointed July 31, 2019
- Professor Joanna Kate Swaffield — appointed Dec. 6, 2021
- Terrie Elizabeth Alafat CBE — appointed March 25, 2024
- Zeinab Farah Elahi — appointed March 23, 2021