Richmond Church Charity Estates
Analysis
Richmond Church Charity Estates is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in November 1965, 61 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending December 2025, Richmond Church Charity Estates reported income of £490k and spending of £1.1m, spending 232% of what it took in. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £399k to £490k (+23%), an average of +5.2% a year. Over the whole period it spent 178% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, Richmond Church Charity Estates 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 90th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include St Clement Danes Church Fund (£490k), Lambeth Circuit Methodist Church (£490k) and South Petherton and Crewkerne Methodist Circuit (£490k).
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.
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
To apply the charity's income for any religious purposes of Richmond Parish Church including repairs to, improvements of or additions to the Church and its precincts and the maintenance of services therein
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| St Clement Danes Church Fund | London | £490k |
| Lambeth Circuit Methodist Church | Surrey | £490k |
| South Petherton and Crewkerne Methodist Circuit | Crewkerne | £490k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of St James & Emmanuel, Didsbury | Manchester | £490k |