RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES

Registered charity 212770 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RICHMOND CHURCH ESTATE

To apply the charity's income for any religious purposes of Richmond Parish Church including repairs to, improvements of or additions to the Church and its precincts and the maintenance of services therein

Objects

THE OBJECTS OF THE CHARITY ARE:(1) THE TRUSTEES SHALL EXPEND A SUM NOT EXCEEDING ONE THOUSAND AND TWO HUNDRED POUNDS IN EACH YEAR FOR THE FOLLOWING PURPOSES:(A) A SUM OF SEVEN HUNDRED POUNDS TOWARDS ANY RELIGIOUS PURPOSES CONNECTED WITH THE PARISH CHURCH OF RICHMOND INCLUDING REPAIRS TO, IMPROVEMENTS OF OR ADDITIONS TO THE SAID CHURCH AND ITS PRECINCTS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF SERVICES THEREIN OR CONNECTED THEREWITH AND SUBJECT THERETO;(B) A SUM OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS TOWARDS THE UPKEEP AND REPAIR OF THE VICARAGE OF THE PARISH CHURCH OF RICHMOND;(C) A SUM OF TWO HUNDRED POUNDS FOR ANY RELIGIOUS PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH ST. JOHN'S CHURCH RICHMOND INCLUDING REPAIRS TO, IMPROVEMENTS OF OR ADDITIONS TO THE SAID CHURCH AND ITS PRECINCTS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SERVICES THEREIN OR CONNECTED THEREWITH;(D) A SUM OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS FOR ANY RELIGIOUS PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH HOLY TRINITY CHURCH RICHMOND INCLUDING REPAIRS TO, IMPROVEMENTS OF OR ADDITIONS TO THE SAID CHURCH AND ITS PRECINCTS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SERVICES THEREIN OR CONNECTED THEREWITH;(E) A SUM OF ONE HUNDRED POUNDS FOR ANY RELIGIOUS PURPOSES IN CONNECTION WITH ST. MATTHIAS CHURCH RICHMOND INCLUDING REPAIRS TO, IMPROVEMENTS OF OR ADDITIONS TO THE SAID CHURCH AND ITS PRECINCTS AND THE MAINTENANCE OF THE SERVICES THEREIN OR CONNECTED THEREWITH.(2) ANY SURPLUS INCOME SHOULD BE USED AT THE DISCRETION OF THE TRUSTEES FOR:(A) ANY OF THE PURPOSES SET OUT IN SUB-CLAUSE (1)(A); OR (B) FOR THE FURTHER BUILDING UP OF THE EXTRAORDINARY REPAIR FUND FOR THE PARISH CHURCH OF RICHMOND, PROVIDED THAT THE TRUSTEES ARE EMPOWERED AT THEIR DISCRETION FROM TIME TO TIME IN THE EVENT OF ANY SERIOUS EMERGENCY MAKING SUCH A GRANT DESIRABLE IN THEIR OPINION OUT OF THIS SURPLUS INCOME TO MAKE A GRANT TO ANY ONE OR MORE OF THE THREE CHURCHES OF ST. JOHN'S, HOLY TRINITY OR ST. MATTHIAS.

Area of benefit: PARISH OF RICHMOND.

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

Causes: Religious Activities · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

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

Latest income

£490k

Latest spending

£1.1m

Registered

1965

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The charity reported a net income of £16,019 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased investment and property income which offset charitable grants and management costs. Total funds stood at £17,661,258, with unrestricted funds of £489,976 available for general purposes. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future.

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

What the accounts disclose

Largest income source: Dividends receivable (63% of income)

“Dividends receivable 309,866” — page 12

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Reserves policy: at least six months unrestricted expenditure (reserves figure: £17.7m)

“It is the Charity's policy to maintain a cash balance equivalent to at least six months unrestricted expenditure and to accumulate distributions from investments to meet the annual grants made to the beneficiaries.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Related-party transaction: Grants paid to Richmond Team Ministry, a related party via Trustee membership.

“During the year grants totalling £998,100 (2024: £965,100) were paid and £50,000 (2024- £nil) were payable to Richmond Team Ministry, a Registered Charity (No. 1130018). Ms RA Martin, Trustee, was a member of the Parochial Church Council of Richmond Team Ministry throughout the year.” — page 17

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP. Discloses 3 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.

Conflicting interests
Financial reserves policy and procedures
Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
Internal risk management policy and procedures
Investing charity funds policy and procedures
Investment
Paying staff
Risk management
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures

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 31/12/2025

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2024

Grant-making is its main activity

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 31/12/2023

Grant-making is its main activity

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

Trustees · trustee networks

Dr EMMA LOUISE MEREDITH · trustee of 3 other charities
Jacqueline Patricia Harrison
Ruth Alicia Martin · trustee of 2 other charities
Stephen Matthew Brown

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

Operates in: Richmond Upon Thames · Surrey

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/12/2025	£490k	£1.1m
31/12/2024	£466k	£1.1m
31/12/2023	£454k	£583k
31/12/2022	£400k	£528k
31/12/2021	£399k	£598k

Common questions

Is RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The charity reported a net income of £16,019 for the year ended 31 December 2025, driven by increased investment and property income which offset charitable grants and management costs. Total funds stood at £17,661,258, with unrestricted funds of £489,976 available for general purposes. The trustees confirmed the charity is a going concern with adequate resources to continue operations for the foreseeable future. Its FY2025 accounts were audited by Kreston Reeves Audit LLP.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHMOND SYNAGOGUE CHARITABLE FUND.

RICHMOND SYNAGOGUE CHARITABLE FUND income £174k
RIVERSIDE CHURCH income £547k
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD SAINTS PARISH income £63k
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP IN RICHMOND income £68k
RICKSTONES CHURCH, WITHAM income £72k
REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD (RCCG) FAITH CHAPEL income £166k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Staff >£60k	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RICHMOND CHURCH CHARITY ESTATES	£490k	—	—	above	—	no doubt
RICHMOND SYNAGOGUE CHARITABLE FUND FY2025	£174k	—	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVERSIDE CHURCH FY2025	£547k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD SAINTS PARISH FY2025	£63k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt
CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP IN RICHMOND FY2025	£68k	—	0	above	—	no doubt
RICKSTONES CHURCH, WITHAM FY2026	£72k	—	0	unclear	—	no doubt

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