The Richards Educational Charity

Analysis

The Richards Educational Charity is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Exeter. It was registered in August 1962, 64 years ago. Its declared purposes cover education/training, which this site groups under education and training. It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending December 2025, The Richards Educational Charity reported income of £41k and spending of £33k, spending 82% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £34k to £41k (+20%), an average of +4.7% a year. Over the whole period it spent 101% of the income it received.

Among 21,402 England and Wales charities whose main cause is education and training and that reported income, The Richards Educational Charity sits at the 64th percentile: it is larger than about 64% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 57th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Brookmans Park School Parent Teacher Association (£41k), William Austin Junior School Fund (£41k) and Hutchinson's Endowed School (£41k).