The Richmond School Trust

Registered charity 529619 · since 1973·Easby, Forcett and Carkin, Gilling East, Melsonby, Stanwick St John·Updated 30 October 2026

At a glance

£90,045
Annual giving, year to 31 August 2025
From filed accounts
Open to applications
Rolling, no deadlines · unsolicited applications welcome

Key takeaways

  • This funder suits work that benefits Richmond School's current students, or former students under 25 who are continuing education or training, and it does not fund curriculum-based activity or students outside that group, so organisations working beyond those limits should not apply.
  • Its listed priority places are Gilling, Melsonby, St. John Stanwick, Easby and Forcett, but these are priorities rather than a stated limit on who may apply.
  • It gives discretionary funding for extras that add value to the student experience, so frame any request around benefits the school would not normally provide, and show how it reaches students facing financial or other difficulties, which it prioritises.
  • Applications are accepted on a rolling basis, and staff submit them on the trust's application form, so a request for a group of students needs to come through the school.
  • The annual report gives one total for giving, which may include grants to individuals, and it does not say what grants usually are, so keep any request modest and ask the trust about likely size before you commit to a figure.

Overview

The Richmond School Trust is a charity registered with the Charity Commission for England and Wales (charity number 529619).

What they fund

Profile based on the charity's Charity Commission register entry and annual report (year to 31 August 2025) only: no website or other web source for the charity was found. Every statement is checked against them. Sources read on 30 October 2026.

Priority Areas

The trust awards discretionary funding to Richmond School’s current students and former students under 25 who are continuing education or training. It also funds staff applications that support groups of students, with criteria aimed at directing funding to groups most in need. Priority is given to students facing financial or other difficulties, including health conditions or other vulnerabilities. The trust supports activities that add value to the student experience rather than curriculum-based activities. Its stated purpose is to provide school students with benefits not normally provided by the relevant education funding authority.

Themes

  • Education and training

Geographic Focus

Priority: Gilling; Melsonby; St. John Stanwick; Easby; Forcett.

What they don't fund

  • Those things that are curriculum based
  • Students other than Richmond School’s current students and ex-students under 25 who are to continue their education and training

How to apply

Staff use an application form; the form is developed to ensure funding meets the trust’s requirements and reaches groups most in need.

Application success factors

What the charity says:

  • Priority is given to applicants facing financial or other difficulties, including health conditions or other vulnerabilities.

Where they fund

Where it says it funds

  • Easby
  • Forcett and Carkin
  • Gilling East
  • Melsonby
  • Stanwick St John

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Five years of accounts

Financial yearIncomeExpenditureGrants paidAccounts document
year to 31 August 2021£49,133£122,380—Accounts for year to 31 August 2021
year to 31 August 2022£32,551£147,928—Accounts for year to 31 August 2022
year to 31 August 2023£30,762£113,995—Accounts for year to 31 August 2023
year to 31 August 2024£28,160£185,430—Accounts for year to 31 August 2024
year to 31 August 2025£26,052£112,961£90,045Accounts for year to 31 August 2025
  • Grants paid, year to 31 August 2025: grants paid out in the year.

Figures from the charity’s filed accounts and its register entry. The document icon links to the charity’s entry on the Charity Commission register, where its filed accounts can be found.

Sources

  • Annual report (year to 31 August 2025)

This profile rests on the charity’s filed accounts and register entry only, so check with the funder directly before applying.

Sources last checked on 30 October 2026.

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