RICHMOND ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON DISABILITY (RAID)
Registered charity 1074788 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RAID, RICHMOND AID
Richmond AID runs services for disabled people including an Information Navigation and Advice Service, Money Advice, Benefits Service, Job Club, Peer Network, Spade gardening service and more.
Causes: Disability · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · Recreation · website · Get email alerts
Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts
The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves increased to £380,848, which the trustees confirm is within their stated policy target of four to six months of expenditure. The independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern.
Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.
What the accounts disclose
Reserves policy: four to six months of total expenditure excluding the grants made to clients (held: £381k)
“The trustees have concluded that they should retain reserves to meet four to six months of total expenditure excluding the grants made to clients, which are directly funded, currently a range from £318,299 to £477,448.” — page 7
Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Accounts audited by David Howard. Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.
Public-sector contracts awarded
From the official Contracts Finder and Find a Tender notices (supplier matched by exact registered name). Contract income is distinct from grants.
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Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2025)
Reported reserves equal ~3.9 months of spending — below the median for charities its size (median 4.8 months; benchmarks).
Per its annual return, largest income source: Charitable activities (92% 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: 0.0% of total income — below the median for charities its size (5.2%) (benchmarks).
- Venna Rodenchair
- Cecilia Bernadette Watts
- Claire Day
- Claire Newton
- Ismet Samji
- Mark Fletcher
- Nuala Orton
- Scotty McLeod · trustee of 1 other charity
- Ute Barbara Barclay
Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).
Operates in: Hounslow · Kingston Upon Thames · Richmond Upon Thames
Income and spending
Common questions
Is RICHMOND ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON DISABILITY (RAID) financially healthy?
Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted general reserves increased to £380,848, which the trustees confirm is within their stated policy target of four to six months of expenditure. The independent auditor reported no material uncertainties regarding the charity's ability to continue as a going concern. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by David Howard.
Who funds RICHMOND ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON DISABILITY (RAID)?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RICHMOND ADVICE AND INFORMATION ON DISABILITY (RAID) as a grant recipient include TRUST FOR LONDON, Richmond Foundation, The Barnes Fund.
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