The Family Rich Charities Trust
Analysis
The Family Rich Charities Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Richmond. It was registered in June 1972, 54 years ago. Its declared purposes cover the advancement of health or saving of lives, overseas aid/famine relief and arts/culture/heritage/science, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable trust. It says it makes grants to organisations.
In the financial year ending April 2025, The Family Rich Charities Trust reported income of £138k and spending of £82k, leaving 40% of income unspent that year. Across the 5 years on record, from April 2021 to April 2025, income grew from £86k to £138k (+59%), an average of +12% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to April 2023, when income rose by 19%. Over the whole period it spent 68% of the income it received.
Among 24,651 England and Wales charities whose main cause is health and saving lives and that reported income, The Family Rich Charities Trust sits at the 68th percentile: it is larger than about 68% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 76th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Haji Bashir Ahmed Foundation (£138k), The Willie and Mabel Morris Charitable Trust (£138k) and Art Refuge (£137k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
- Other 100%
In the charity's own words
The trust exists to provide charitable donations to a wide and varied selection of charities in accordance with the trust deed. Each year donations are made to charitable organisations and institutions engaged in medical research and care, arts and music therapies and social welfare and care in developing countries.
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Haji Bashir Ahmed Foundation | Stoke-On-Trent | £138k |
| The Willie and Mabel Morris Charitable Trust | Shefford | £138k |
| Art Refuge | Bristol | £137k |
| Clare Castle Country Park Trust CIO | Sudbury | £138k |