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mrs l d rope's third charitable settlement

The charity supports children and young people, elderly people, people with disabilities, other charities or voluntary bodies, and the general public. Mrs L D Rope's Third Charitable Settlement is a registered charity whose purpose is general charitable purposes. It delivers its work by making grants to individuals. The charity is based in Ipswich and operates in Ecuador, India, and various other locations.


This page summarises publicly available information about the charity, including its activities, beneficiaries, and registration details, based on official records.

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Activities & Mission

To give effect to the objects of the charity as expressed by the founders wishes. The charity's over arching aim is the relief of poverty. As a grant making charity the trustees support individuals and communities in great need in Suffolk, the UK and the Third World. In addition, the trustees support specific causes identified by the founder.

Fundraising

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Financial Information

Latest Income
£2,785,742
Latest Expenditure
£2,488,625

Financial Efficiency

Program Ratio 83.2%
% of income going directly to charitable activities
Overall Efficiency 93.1%
% of expenditure going to programs (vs overhead)
Administrative Ratio 20.9%
Overhead (fundraising + governance) as % of total expenditure

Latest Financial Breakdown

Income Sources

Donations & Legacies £763,717
Charitable Activities £0
Other Trading £0
Investments £2,017,582
Other Income £4,443

Expenditure Categories

Charitable Expenditure £2,316,808
Raising Funds £171,817
Governance £349,545
Grants to Institutions £1,007,870
Other Expenditure £0

Financial Trend

Annual Returns

Financial YearIncomeExpenditureCharitable SpendingNet AssetsReservesStaff
2024£2,785,742£2,488,625£2,316,808£73,896,929£6,406,2535 / 0
2023£1,993,708£2,134,596£1,950,581£70,586,000£3,023,0225 / 0
2022£2,344,653£1,858,608£1,564,030£76,982,919£3,097,9264 / 0
2021£1,456,499£1,702,450£1,504,780£73,775,570£1,936,7124 / 0
2020£2,106,481£1,659,360£1,478,861£59,005,190£1,737,8565 / 0

Staff column shows: Employees / Volunteers