Rotoract Club Leicester

What Rotoract Club Leicester does

Rotary Club of Leicester is a registered charity (number 507525) and one of the UK's longest-established Rotary Clubs, founded in 1916 as part of the global Rotary International network established in 1905. The club operates as a volunteer-driven service organization based in Leicester, United Kingdom, with regular Monday lunchtime meetings at The Grand Hotel on Granby Street and Wednesday evening meetings via its Rotary Impact Group sub-brand. It serves two primary beneficiary segments: the local Leicestershire community through fundraising and community projects, and international communities through humanitarian volunteer work and global health initiatives.

The club's core activities center on seven focus areas: Promoting Peace, Fighting Disease, Providing Clean Water, Mothers & Children, Environment, Education & Literacy, and Building Local Economies. Its flagship programs include the End Polio Now campaign (in partnership with WHO, UNICEF, and the CDC as part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative since 1988), the Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) for young leaders aged 18-26, and community fundraising initiatives such as the £175,000 raised for the Bradgate Park Visitor Centre. The club also supports international projects in Portugal, Ghana, and Ethiopia, and has responded to humanitarian crises including refugee support.

As a non-profit charitable organization, Rotary Club Leicester operates on a membership and donation-based model with no commercial revenue. Membership is open to business and professional individuals, and the club engages members through networking events, speaker presentations, and direct community service participation. It is governed by volunteer officers including a President, Honorary Secretary, Honorary Treasurer, and club councillors, and is affiliated with Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI) and District 1070. The club has no commercial products, no technology platform, and no AI capabilities — its value proposition is entirely centered on community impact, networking, and humanitarian service delivery.

Name

Rotoract Club Leicester

Legal name

Rotary Club Of Leicester Trust Fund

Website

https://rotary-leicester.org.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1905

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Rotary Club of Leicester is a registered UK charity and volunteer service organization founded in 1916, serving the Leicestershire community and international humanitarian causes through fundraising, community projects, and global health initiatives under the Rotary International network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Community Service / Charitable Foundation

NAICS

Civic and Social Organizations (8134), Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations (813)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Adult/Public Speaking Clubs & Community Organizations (EDAMAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts, Sports & Recreation-Based Youth Development Nonprofits (BPAGADAJ), Community Foundations (BPAGAKAB)

Keywords

• Volunteer service club
• Community fundraising
• Humanitarian service
• Charitable foundation
• Youth leadership program

Headquarters

HQ city

Leicester

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Rotary Club Leicester is a volunteer-based membership service organization that brings together business and professional individuals to fundraise and deliver humanitarian and community service projects across Leicestershire and internationally. Its core activities include running the global End Polio Now campaign, the Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA) program, and member-led fundraising for local charities (e.g., £175,000 raised for the Bradgate Park Visitor Centre) and international causes aligned with seven focus areas (peace, disease, clean water, maternal/child health, environment, education, and local economies).

Product overview

Rotary Club Leicester is a charitable volunteer organization, not a product company. It does not offer commercial products or services. The organization runs charitable programs including the End Polio Now campaign, Rotary Youth Leadership Awards (RYLA), and initiatives across seven core focus areas: Promoting Peace, Fighting Disease, Providing Clean Water, Mothers & Children, Environment, Education & Literacy, and Building Local Economies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• End Polio Now Campaign: Global initiative to eradicate polio worldwide, run in collaboration with WHO, UNICEF, and CDC since 1988
• RYLA (Rotary Youth Leadership Awards)

Quantifiable outcome

• Over £50 million given annually to support 1,100+ projects worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Rotary Foundation (TRF)coreOthersThe Foundation is Rotary's one and only charity and supports the work of Rotary Clubs around the world. It is one of the largest charities globally, passing funds donated by Rotarians and non-Rotarians back to Districts and Clubs for them to decide how funds should be used. Every year over £50 million is given to support over 1,100 projects worldwide.
• Rotary InternationalcoreOthersGlobal humanitarian organization founded in 1905 by Chicago attorney Paul P. Harris. One of the world's largest and most successful global membership and humanitarian service organisations, with 1.2 million members in over 160 countries.
• District 1070coreOthersRegional district organization within Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI). The club shares personal data with District 1070 for membership administration and district activities.
• World Health Organisation (WHO)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the End Polio Now campaign. The campaign was launched by Rotary International in collaboration with WHO, UNICEF, and the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 1988 to eradicate polio globally.
• UNICEFcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI), working alongside Rotary International and WHO to immunize children against polio worldwide.
• U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative partner in the End Polio Now campaign as part of the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) to eradicate polio globally.
• Rotary International in Great Britain & Ireland (RIBI)coreOthersNational governing body for Rotary in the UK. The club shares member personal data with RIBI for membership management and organizational communications via the RIBI Data Management System (DMS) and RIBI Template System.
• The Grand Hotel, LeicesterminorOthersVenue provider for Monday lunchtime meetings. The club shares attendance and dietary requirements information with the hotel for meeting logistics.
• Pick EverardminorOthersService provider for attendance and apologies management for club meetings.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Direct peers

• Kiwanis International: Global service-club network with locally chartered community clubs, professional membership, and focus areas overlapping Rotary's (children, health, community development). Highly comparable operating and membership model.
• Lions Clubs International: Closest direct peer service-club model: local chartered clubs, weekly meetings, professional membership, and community + international humanitarian fundraising. Operates the same club-based volunteer engagement model as Rotary Leicester.
• Rotary Club of London: Another UK-based chartered Rotary club running the same weekly meeting, fundraising, and international humanitarian project model. Direct operational peer and benchmark for chapter-level Rotary performance.
• Inner Wheel Great Britain & Ireland: Companion service-club network closely affiliated with Rotary, with local chapters, professional women's membership, and shared humanitarian project focus. Operates the same club-based service model often in the same local geography as Rotary Leicester.

Regional players

• Round Table UK: UK-focused service club for younger professionals (typically 18-45) running fundraising and community projects through local chapters. Direct functional analogue to Rotary Leicester's community-service model, though for a younger demographic.
• Volunteer Centre Leicester (VASL): Local volunteer infrastructure body in Leicester that connects individuals to volunteering opportunities. Overlapping volunteer pipeline and Leicester geography with Rotary Leicester, but operates as a volunteer-matching hub rather than a membership service club.
• Leicestershire Community Foundation: Local grantmaking body serving the same Leicestershire geography, distributing charitable funds to community projects. Comparable mission (community uplift) and overlapping fundee network to Rotary Club of Leicester Trust Fund.
• 41 Club: UK organisation of former Round Table members continuing the club-based service and fundraising tradition. Comparable UK community-service orientation and governance structure to Rotary Leicester.

Broad incumbents

• Rotary International: Global parent organization and operator of the Rotary network of which Leicester is a member club. Directly comparable as the umbrella for the same membership-based humanitarian service model operating across 200+ countries.

Emerging players

• Soroptimist International Great Britain & Ireland: Women's service organisation with local clubs running community projects and fundraising aligned with Rotary's seven focus areas. Comparable club-based membership and humanitarian service delivery model in the UK.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCHsjuuVBhrhB_K4XzWhlZgQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/TheRotaryClubOfLeicester
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/rotoract-club-leicester
• Instagraminstagram.com/rotaryclubleicester

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Number of profiles

Profiles15 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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Investments

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