RICHARD HOUSE TRUST
Registered charity 1059029 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RICHARD HOUSE CHILDRENS HOSPICE, TENUREGOOD LIMITED
To accompany families with children and young people with life limiting/life threatening or complex healthcare conditions during the child or young person's journey through life to death, creating positive experiences along the way which become good memories for the future.
Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts
The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £393,819 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in a reduction of free unrestricted reserves to £460,368. The trustees note that these reserves are well below their stated policy target of six months' operating costs, citing a difficult financial year with rising costs and decreased legacy income. Despite this, the trustees remain confident in their ability to continue as a going concern, supported by statutory income and planned fundraising efforts.
Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Fundraising cost ratio: 46.5% of fundraised income, as disclosed
“Income from fundraising amounted to £1,856,863 against fundraising related costs of £863,293 resulting in fundraising profit of £993,570.” — page 30
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Reserves policy: six months' operating costs (held: £460k)
“The Board of Trustee Directors aspires to retain free funds equivalent to a minimum of six months' operating costs of £2.6 million” — page 16
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Trading subsidiary profits gifted to charity
“Richard House Trading Company Limited gifts, as Gift Aid, its profits to the charity.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP. Discloses 3 of 6 completeness components.
Insolvency history (Companies House)
The charity’s company has insolvency history on the Companies House record (company status: administration).
in-administration — 2025-12-17
Corporate structure
Company officers (Companies House)
Current officers of the charity’s own company per the Companies House register, cross-checked against the Charity Commission trustee list by name. A director not on the trustee list is usually a timing or naming difference between the two registers — check both records before drawing conclusions.
- BEDFORD-SMITH, Simon John — director, appointed 25/03/2025on trustee list
- HARRINGTON, Denis — director, appointed 24/12/2024on trustee list
- WINTER, John — director, appointed 21/03/2019on trustee list
- LOVELOCK, Derek John — director, appointed 02/09/2015on trustee list
- UKIAH, Nicola — director, appointed 12/12/2005on trustee list
- RICHARDS, Paul William — secretary, appointed 28/01/2025
Official officers record.
Property (HM Land Registry)
1 registered title in England and Wales held by the charity’s company or corporate body (1 freehold). All charity-held property. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
CQC provider record: Richard House Trust — Deregistered, 1 registered location, last inspected 06/09/2021.charity number confirmed by CQC CQC record
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2024)
Cost of raising funds
£1.4m
Reported reserves equal ~1.1 months of spending — in the bottom quarter for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (50% of income) — components as reported reconcile to the return’s total income; not from the accounts narrative.
Per its annual return, cost of raising funds: 30.1% of total income — in the top quarter for charities its size (median 5.2%) (benchmarks).
Register events
- Received assets from another charity (04/03/2021) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
- Received assets from another charity (23/07/2018) — per the register’s event history; asset transfers typically record mergers or reorganisations.
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Throughout London
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RICHARD HOUSE TRUST financially healthy?
Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity reported a net deficit of £393,819 for the year ended 31 March 2024, resulting in a reduction of free unrestricted reserves to £460,368. The trustees note that these reserves are well below their stated policy target of six months' operating costs, citing a difficult financial year with rising costs and decreased legacy income. Despite this, the trustees remain confident in their ability to continue as a going concern, supported by statutory income and planned fundraising efforts. Its FY2024 accounts were audited by Moore Kingston Smith LLP.
Who funds RICHARD HOUSE TRUST?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RICHARD HOUSE TRUST as a grant recipient include CBRE UK CHARITABLE TRUST, THE HINDUJA FOUNDATION, SKIPTON BUILDING SOCIETY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION, CHARLES S FRENCH CHARITABLE TRUST, BELVEDERE TRUST.
Known funders
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