Richer Sounds Foundation

Analysis

Richer Sounds Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in November 2021, 5 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, which this site groups under grant-making and general purposes. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 13463168). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending April 2025, Richer Sounds Foundation reported income of £560k and spending of £598k, spending 107% of what it took in. Across the 4 years on record, from April 2022 to April 2025, income grew from £520k to £560k (+7.7%), an average of +2.5% a year. Over the whole period it spent 58% of the income it received.

Among 5,976 England and Wales charities whose main cause is grant-making and general purposes and that reported income, Richer Sounds Foundation sits at the 92nd percentile: it is larger than about 92% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 91st percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Doris Field Charitable Trust (£555k), The Access Foundation (£561k) and The Stephen Lawrence Day Foundation (£555k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 92% and investments 8.0%. Charitable activities took 96% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £571k. Reserves of £860k would cover about 17 months of spending at that rate.