Richmond Foundation

Analysis

Richmond Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in August 1968, 58 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives, the prevention or relief of poverty and accommodation/housing, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Richmond Foundation reported income of £2.3m and spending of £4.2m, spending 180% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income fell from £3.2m to £2.3m (-28%), an average of -7.9% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to June 2022, when income dropped by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 148% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Richmond Foundation sits at the 94th percentile: it is larger than about 94% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 97th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Royal Masonic Benevolent Institution (£2.3m), Aim Up (£2.3m) and The Stoneygate Trust (£2.3m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 45% and charitable activities 31%. Charitable activities took 83% of spending and raising funds 15%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.3m. Reserves of £1.1m would cover about 3 months of spending at that rate. It employed 7 people.

Data notes from the register: Spending has exceeded income in each of the last three reported years, so the charity has been drawing on reserves or other funds.