Richmond Charities

Analysis

Richmond Charities is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in August 1961, 65 years ago. Its declared purposes cover accommodation/housing, which this site groups under housing and shelter. It says it provides buildings/facilities/open space.

In the financial year ending December 2025, Richmond Charities reported income of £4.9m and spending of £3.8m, leaving 24% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £4.3m to £4.9m (+15%), an average of +3.6% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2024, when income rose by 16%. Over the whole period it spent 79% of the income it received.

Among 2,324 England and Wales charities whose main cause is housing and shelter and that reported income, Richmond Charities sits at the 97th percentile: it is larger than about 97% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 98th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Davids Diocesan Board of Finance (£4.9m), Community Accommodation Group (£5.0m) and East Cheshire Housing Consortium Limited (£4.8m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 62% and charitable activities 38%. Charitable activities took 68% of spending and raising funds 30%. Reserves of £17.8m would cover about 56 months of spending at that rate. It employed 15 people.