RICHMOND CARERS CENTRE
The charity is a member of the Carers Trust network and provides services to unpaid carers.
Objects
The Centre is established for the relief of those caring, in an unpaid capacity, for people in need with physical disabilities, learning disabilities, mental health problems, age or illness in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, and other such Local Authority areas as the Directors may see fit, by providing practical help, service, support, advocacy, information and education to them.
Financial health, per its FY2026 accounts
The charity reported a surplus of £52,348 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £999,338 and expenditure of £946,990. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £467,809, representing 7.9 months of budgeted expenditure, which exceeds the stated policy target of 4 to 6 months. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified.
What the accounts disclose
“This analysis results in a requirement of between 4 and 6 months of budgeted expenditure, including rent, salaries and payments to sub-contractors.” — page 12
Policies the charity declares
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Complaints handling
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Conflicting interests
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Paying staff
- Risk management
- Safeguarding policy and procedures
- Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Social media policy and procedures
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Volunteer management
From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2026
- Volunteers: 3
- Government income: £692,789 — contracts £660,622 (1), grants £32,167 (4); 69% of the £999,338 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025
- Volunteers: 15
- Government income: £703,160 — contracts £624,660 (1), grants £78,500 (4); 75% of the £940,098 total gross income on the same return
Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024
- Volunteers: 10
- Government income: £648,242 — contracts £583,742 (1), grants £64,500 (3); 70% of the £927,020 total gross income on the same return
Funders the charity credits
- Achieving for Children
Property (HM Land Registry)
Structured financials (annual return, FY ending 31/03/2026)
Trustees
- Batcho Kaur Notay
- Margaret Ivy Edwards
- Nicholas Rettie
- Noel Patrick Gilmartin
- Paul Hainsworth
- Sandeep Singh Sanghera
- Sondra Tarshis
Income and spending
| Financial year end | Income | Spending |
|---|---|---|
| 31/03/2026 | £999k | £947k |
| 31/03/2025 | £940k | £922k |
| 31/03/2024 | £927k | £929k |
| 31/03/2023 | £841k | £841k |
| 31/03/2022 | £773k | £702k |
Common questions
Is RICHMOND CARERS CENTRE financially healthy?
Per its FY2026 accounts: The charity reported a surplus of £52,348 for the year ended 31 March 2026, with total income of £999,338 and expenditure of £946,990. Free unrestricted reserves stood at £467,809, representing 7.9 months of budgeted expenditure, which exceeds the stated policy target of 4 to 6 months. The trustees confirmed the accounts were prepared on a going concern basis with no material uncertainties identified. Its FY2026 accounts were audited by Goldwins Limited.
Who funds RICHMOND CARERS CENTRE?
Funders whose own accounts filings name RICHMOND CARERS CENTRE as a grant recipient include HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT, Richmond Foundation, The Barnes Fund.
Known funders
| Funder | Year | Amount | Purpose (as stated by the funder) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | FY2025 | £68k | Contribution towards the salaries of the Adult Carers Support Workers. Contribution towards the running costs of young carers’ service. |
| Richmond Foundation | FY2025 | £58k | Core Grant |
| Richmond Foundation | FY2024 | £56k | Core grant |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | FY2022 | £49k | Contribution towards salary costs of 2 Adult Carers Support Workers providing advice, information and support to 900 carers in our area of benefit. |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | FY2023 | £38k | Carers support service - salary costs |
| HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT | FY2022 | £31k | Salary costs to provide mentoring support for young carers. |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2023 | £5k | Organisation Core Funding |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2024 | Unverified read£5k | Wellbeing |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2021 | £5k | Relief of Distress and Sickness - Organisation Core Funding |
| The Barnes Fund | FY2022 | £3k | Organisation Core Funding |
Government & lottery funding
| Funder | Date | Amount | Purpose |
|---|---|---|---|
| City Bridge Foundation | 03/04/2018 | £2k | Eco audit to Richmond Carers Centre |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 07/12/2016 | £10k | Supporting carers to access information and reduce isolation through t |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 15/01/2015 | £8k | Richmond Carers Centre Quarterly Newsletter |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 04/07/2013 | £9k | Improving 2 |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 17/03/2008 | £4k | Information for Carers |
| The National Lottery Community Fund | 22/02/2006 | £5k | Conference |
Funders of similar charities
| Funder | Similar charities funded | Amount to them |
|---|---|---|
| THE PEARS FAMILY CHARITABLE FOUNDATION | 1 | £4.8m |
| THE MASTER CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £1.3m |
| THE NATIONAL GARDEN SCHEME | 1 | £775k |
| THE JULIA RAUSING TRUST | 1 | £748k |
| CARERS TRUST | 1 | £591k |
| REUBEN FOUNDATION | 1 | £556k |
| OGLESBY CHARITABLE TRUST | 1 | £296k |
| MOONDANCE FOUNDATION | 1 | £272k |
Charities like this
- BRENT CARERS CENTRE
- BRIDGEND CARERS CENTRE
- CARERS FEDERATION LTD
- CARERS TRUST
- SEFTON CARERS CENTRE
- CHESHIRE CARERS CENTRE
Side by side with its peers
| Charity | Income | Top pay band | Staff >£60k | Reserves vs policy | Fundraising cost | Going concern |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHMOND CARERS CENTRE | £999k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRENT CARERS CENTRE | £794k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| BRIDGEND CARERS CENTRE | £729k | — | 0 | unclear | — | no doubt |
| CARERS FEDERATION LTD | £1.6m | — | — | above | — | no doubt |
| CARERS TRUST | £13.0m | — | — | above | 8.0% | no doubt |
| SEFTON CARERS CENTRE | £2.2m | — | 0 | above | — | no doubt |