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Registered charity · No. 223849

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine

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The Royal Foundation of St Katharine is a registered charity in England & Wales. Its register classifications include education/training, religious activities.

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What are the key facts about The Royal Foundation of St Katharine?

Reported income · year ending 2025-03-31
£3,099,587
Reported spending · year ending 2025-03-31
£4,053,998
Registered charity number
223849
Status in source extract
Registered
Charity type
Other
Register contact address detail (not service area)
2 Butcher Row
Registered for Gift Aid (HMRC)
Yes

Quick answer

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine (number 223849) is listed as registered in the Charity Commission snapshot used here. Check the live register for its current position. Registration does not authenticate a particular fundraising appeal or establish the impact of a donation.

What does The Royal Foundation of St Katharine do?

The object of the Royal Foundation is the advancement of the Christian religion through worship, hospitality and service, and the promotion of Christian values. The Foundation provides and maintains a Christian conference and retreat centre in East London, provides a place of sanctuary, peace and reflection for worship and serves local communities through outreach, support and engagement.

Activities reported on the official register · extract 2026-10-04.

From the annual return

Pay, income, Gift Aid and registration details for The Royal Foundation of St Katharine

Answers The Royal Foundation of St Katharine gave in its annual return to the Charity Commission for the year ending 31 March 2025, plus its register entry. A blank answer in the return is shown as not reported, never as “no”.

How much are The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's highest-paid staff paid?

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee).

Employees paid over £60,000, by salary band
£70,001–£80,0001
£60,001–£70,0001

The register reports headcounts in salary bands, not names. Individual pay is disclosed in the trustees' annual report.

Where does The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's money come from?

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine reported £3.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.7m (55%), trading and fundraising events £1.1m (37%), investments £203k (7%).

  • Charitable activities (fees and contracts)£1.7m · 55%
  • Trading and fundraising events£1.1m · 37%
  • Investments£203k · 7%
  • Donations and legacies£73k · 2%

Does The Royal Foundation of St Katharine receive government funding?

The annual return does not answer this question for The Royal Foundation of St Katharine. Check the accounts for grants and contracts from public bodies.

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine reports a trading subsidiary — a company it owns that trades and passes profits to the charity.

Can I claim Gift Aid, and are the trustees paid?

The register records The Royal Foundation of St Katharine as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration. Work out your Gift Aid

The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.

Registration details

Registered as a charity
Previous names on the register
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, in Ratcliffe
Where it says it operates
Throughout London

Who it supports and how it works

Reported beneficiaries: The General Public/mankind.

Reported activities: Provides Human Resources; Provides Buildings/facilities/open Space; Provides Services; Provides Advocacy/advice/information.

Classifications supplied to the register; extract 2026-10-04. These broad categories do not establish eligibility or current capacity. Use the official contact details to ask about access, referrals and service area.

What causes is The Royal Foundation of St Katharine registered for?

Education/trainingReligious Activities

Why is there no Clarity Score for The Royal Foundation of St Katharine yet?

Our dataset does not yet contain the detailed filing history needed to score The Royal Foundation of St Katharine. An unrated profile is a gap in our assessment, not a negative judgement about the charity. The register facts and available annual-return disclosures above remain useful. Payment never influences a rating. How scoring works

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Frequently asked questions

Is The Royal Foundation of St Katharine a legitimate charity?
The register data used for this profile lists The Royal Foundation of St Katharine as a registered charity (number 223849) with the Charity Commission for England and Wales. Check the current register entry. A real charity number does not verify a fundraiser or appeal, and registration is not an impact rating.
What is The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's charity number?
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's charity number is 223849. Check that number on the Charity Commission register or this CharityCompare profile before you donate.
How do I check charity number 223849?
Search 223849 on the Charity Commission for England and Wales register or on CharityCompare. Confirm the registered name matches the organisation asking for money — scammers sometimes reuse real charity numbers.
What does The Royal Foundation of St Katharine do?
The object of the Royal Foundation is the advancement of the Christian religion through worship, hospitality and service, and the promotion of Christian values. The Foundation provides and maintains a Christian conference and retreat centre in East London, provides a place of sanctuary, peace and reflection for worship and serves local communities through outreach, support and engagement.
Does The Royal Foundation of St Katharine have reviews and complaints?
CharityCompare does not host public user reviews for The Royal Foundation of St Katharine. This basic profile confirms registration and register facts. Rated charities also show a filing-based Clarity Score. For formal complaints, contact the Charity Commission for England and Wales or the Fundraising Regulator as appropriate.
How can I donate to The Royal Foundation of St Katharine?
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's website listed in our register data is http://www.rfsk.org.uk. Verify it against the current register before donating. CharityCompare does not process donations or take a commission; the charity's payment provider may charge fees.
How much is The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's chief executive paid?
The Charity Commission register does not name individual salaries. The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports 2 employees paid more than £60,000. The highest reported pay band is £70,001–£80,000 (1 employee). Charities normally disclose the chief executive's pay, or the pay of their highest-paid staff, in the remuneration note of the trustees' annual report and accounts.
Where does The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's money come from?
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine reported £3.1m total income for the year ending 31 March 2025. The largest sources were charitable activities £1.7m (55%), trading and fundraising events £1.1m (37%), investments £203k (7%).
Can I claim Gift Aid on a donation to The Royal Foundation of St Katharine?
The register records The Royal Foundation of St Katharine as registered with HMRC for Gift Aid, so a UK taxpayer can usually add 25p to every £1 they give by making a Gift Aid declaration.
Are The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's trustees paid?
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine's annual return for the year ending 31 March 2025 reports that one or more trustees received payments or other benefits. Charity law allows this only in limited circumstances; the trustees' annual report should explain it.
What was The Royal Foundation of St Katharine previously called?
The register lists this previous name for The Royal Foundation of St Katharine: The Royal Foundation of St Katharine, in Ratcliffe.
When was The Royal Foundation of St Katharine registered as a charity?
The Royal Foundation of St Katharine was entered on the register on 4 May 1964.

Source: Charity Commission for England and Wales register extract dated 2026-10-04, used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Always verify current details on the official register entry.