Charity of Richard Cloudesley

Analysis

Charity of Richard Cloudesley is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in London. It was registered in September 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, disability, the prevention or relief of poverty and religious activities, which this site groups under health and saving lives. It says it makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending June 2025, Charity of Richard Cloudesley reported income of £1.5m and spending of £3.4m, spending 223% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from June 2021 to June 2025, income grew from £1.5m to £1.5m (+1.8%), an average of +0.4% a year. Over the whole period it spent 181% of the income it received.

Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, Charity of Richard Cloudesley 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 95th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include The Considered Ask Foundation (£1.5m), Wolverhampton Voluntary and Community Action (£1.5m) and The John Thornhill Memorial Trust (£1.5m).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from investments 100%. Charitable activities took 77% of spending and raising funds 22%. Grants to other organisations totalled £2.3m. It employed 5 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.