The Richmond Upon Thames Council for Voluntary Service

Analysis

The Richmond Upon Thames Council for Voluntary Service is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in April 1999, 27 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and economic/community development/employment, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 03730089). It says it makes grants to organisations, provides buildings/facilities/open space and provides advocacy/advice/information.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Richmond Upon Thames Council for Voluntary Service reported income of £335k and spending of £333k, spending 99% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £312k to £335k (+7.2%), an average of +1.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Richmond Upon Thames Council for Voluntary Service sits at the 79th percentile: it is larger than about 79% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 86th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Brigitte Trust (£335k), League of Friends of University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust (£335k) and Middleton Elderly Aid (£335k).