Friends of Richmond Methodist School

Analysis

Friends of Richmond Methodist School is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in November 2005, 21 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, arts/culture/heritage/science and amateur sport, which this site groups under arts, culture, heritage and science. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending July 2025, Friends of Richmond Methodist School reported income of £17k and spending of £13k, leaving 21% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from July 2021 to July 2025, income grew from £5,474 to £17k (+202%), an average of +32% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to July 2024, when income rose by 134%. Over the whole period it spent 92% of the income it received.

Among 17,634 England and Wales charities whose main cause is arts, culture, heritage and science and that reported income, Friends of Richmond Methodist School sits at the 44th percentile: it is larger than about 44% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 41st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Isca Ensemble (£17k), Artist Rooms Foundation (£17k) and The Capricorn Singers (£17k).