MULTICULTURAL RICHMOND

Registered charity 1182858 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register

Previously known as Ethnic Minorities Advocacy Group. We operate in the London Borough of Richmond and surrounding areaWe work with people from minority communitiesProvide free advice and supportDeliver community cohesion events, hate crime, FGM and DV workshops, Identify community needs and persuade statutory/non-statutory organisations to meet them Provide English and skills classes

Objects

THE PROMOTION OF EQUALITY AND DIVERSITY FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY:(A) WORKING TOWARDS THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION;(B) PROMOTING EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND GOOD RELATIONS BETWEEN PERSONS OF DIFFERENT RACIAL GROUPS;ESPECIALLY IN THE LONDON BOROUGH OF RICHMOND UPON THAMES AND THE SURROUNDING AREA.

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: Human Rights/religious Or Racial Harmony/equality Or Diversity · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Richmond upon Thames, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£142k
Latest spending
£136k
Registered
2019
Accounts read
FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity experienced a net movement in funds of negative £14,378 for the year ended 31 March 2025. This deficit was driven by restricted funds, which saw a decrease of £54,678, partially offset by an increase in unrestricted funds of £40,300. The document does not provide information on total reserves or a reserves policy to assess long-term financial health.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Discloses 2 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2025

  • Volunteers: 6
  • Government income: £75,733 — grants £75,733 (7); 53% of the £141,590 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2024

  • Volunteers: 4
  • Government income: £54,355 — grants £54,355 (4); 59% of the £92,887 total gross income on the same return

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/03/2023

  • Volunteers: 3
  • Government income: £64,977 — grants £64,977 (6); 76% of the £86,022 total gross income on the same return

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

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Trustees · trustee networks

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
31/03/2025£142k£136k
31/03/2024£93k£107k
31/03/2023£86k£97k
31/03/2022£81k£77k
31/03/2021£68k£62k

Common questions

Is MULTICULTURAL RICHMOND financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity experienced a net movement in funds of negative £14,378 for the year ended 31 March 2025. This deficit was driven by restricted funds, which saw a decrease of £54,678, partially offset by an increase in unrestricted funds of £40,300. The document does not provide information on total reserves or a reserves policy to assess long-term financial health.

Who funds MULTICULTURAL RICHMOND?

Funders whose own accounts filings name MULTICULTURAL RICHMOND as a grant recipient include THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUST, HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENT, Richmond Foundation, The Barnes Fund, SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUST.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUSTFY2022£20kPhoenix Fund grants
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2025£20kContribution towards the Project Officer's salary and core activities - supporting isolated people in the Heathfield community.
THE GLOBAL FUND FOR CHILDREN UK TRUSTFY2021£20k
The Barnes FundFY2024Unverified read£16kWellbeing
Richmond FoundationFY2025£13kProject Grant
Richmond FoundationFY2024£11kGrant awarded in 2023/24
Richmond FoundationFY2023£11kEnhancing community cohesion
HAMPTON FUEL ALLOTMENTFY2023£7kCommunity activities to reduce social isolation - salary and running costs
The Barnes FundFY2022£5kOrganisation Core Funding
SIR ROBERT GEFFERY'S ALMSHOUSE TRUSTFY2023£4kGrant funding of activities
The Barnes FundFY2023£2kOrganisation Core Funding
The Barnes FundFY2021£2kRelief of Distress and Sickness - Organisation Core Funding

Grants marked “Unverified read” were flagged by automated checks as possibly misread from the funder’s filed accounts. They are listed, but left out of the totals, counts and funder relationships this site computes.

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
Postcode Lottery08/10/2025£50kUnrestricted Funding
City Bridge Foundation16/03/2025£16kGrant to Multicultural Richmond (MCR)
The National Lottery Community Fund11/04/2024£20kMulticultural Community Activities
City Bridge Foundation24/11/2023£32kGrant to Multicultural Richmond (MCR)

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

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Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICH MIX CULTURAL FOUNDATION.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
MULTICULTURAL RICHMOND£142k——unclear—no doubt
RICH MIX CULTURAL FOUNDATION FY2025£2.7m——unclear—no doubt
ETHNIC MINORITY CENTRE LIMITED FY2025£44k—0unclear—no doubt
WIRRAL MULTICULTURAL ORGANISATION FY2025£872k—0within—no doubt
RICHMOND MENCAP LIMITED FY2025£154k—0unclear—no doubt
RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION LIMITED FY2025£227k—0within—no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.