The Clive Richards Foundation

Analysis

The Clive Richards Foundation is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Hereford. It was registered in June 1986, 40 years ago. Its declared purposes cover general charitable purposes, education/training, the advancement of health or saving of lives and disability, which this site groups under health and saving lives. Legally it is a charitable company (Companies House number 02020651). It says it makes grants to individuals and makes grants to organisations.

In the financial year ending March 2025, The Clive Richards Foundation reported income of £867k and spending of £852k, spending 98% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from March 2021 to March 2025, income grew from £426k to £867k (+104%), an average of +20% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to March 2023, when income rose by 300%. Over the whole period it spent 72% 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 Clive Richards Foundation sits at the 88th percentile: it is larger than about 88% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 93rd percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Carers Centre Sa Ltd (£866k), Doctors Worldwide Ltd (£867k) and Congregation of LA Retraite CIO (£866k).

In its latest detailed accounts, income came from donations and legacies 81% and investments 19%. Charitable activities took 99% of spending and raising funds 0.0%. Grants to other organisations totalled £721k. Reserves of £2.6m would cover about 37 months of spending at that rate.