Finance Score: 0
Governance Score: 6
Support Score: 6
  • No PartB
  • Good trustee age range: +3
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Grant maker support: +6
Overall GiG Score: 12 ?

RICHMOND HILL ELDERLY ACTION LIMITED 

To develop services and activities which improve the quality of life for older people, living in Richmond Hill and the surrounding areas, who have a particular and identifiable need. Activities include: Home visits, drop-in, advocacy and advice, information, sign-posting. Activities that promote social inclusion; lunch clubs, friendship group, art group, exercise group. Newsletter quarterly.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • Spending has increased over the last 3 years relative to the previous period
  • There have been no material income shortfalls in recent years
  • A significant proportion of recent income was derived from major grant makers including the Government
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of age and gender

Financial issues to consider:

  • A PartB annual return has not been required and so detailed financial information is not available from the online data

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£206£227£-21n/an/an/an/an/a27
31/03/22£205£175£31n/an/an/an/an/a29
31/03/21£181£177£4n/an/an/an/an/a60
31/03/20£180£183£-3n/an/an/an/an/a62
31/03/19*£164£172£-8n/an/an/an/an/a56
31/03/18£151£150£1£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/17£171£150£21£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/16£229£124£104£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/15£145£139£6£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/14£117£98£19£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/13£130£54£76£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/12£86£82£4£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/11£105£87£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/10£109£92£17£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/09£144£121£23£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/08£105£102£3£0£0£0n/a00
31/03/07£119£97£22£0£0£0n/a00

Highest pay bracket: less than £60,000
Established: 18 years

www.rhea-leeds.org.uk

info@rhea-leeds.org.uk

01132485200

Charity Commission for England and WalesCompanies House
UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Services for the elderly
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides human resources
  • Provides services
Where it operates
  • Leeds City,
Who it helps
  • Elderly/Old People
  • People With Disabilities
Who works here?
  • Unknown number of employees
  • 27 volunteers

Who's supporting them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following significant donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Leeds Community Foundation - Keep Warm to Keep Well
£2,830 30/10/2023
Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
Leeds Community Foundation - Thursday Lunch Club
£2,032 18/04/2023
Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
National Lottery Community Fund - Minibus Driver
£31,995 24/03/2023
This funding will support Richmond Hill Elderly Action to employ a part time minibus driver to restart their door-to-door transport. The project aims to support a minimum of 73 people per year ....more
Leeds Community Foundation - Winter Warmth Packs.
£4,450 20/09/2022
Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
£2,489 20/04/2022
Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
£3,175 07/04/2021
Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
Leeds Community Foundation - Warm & Well
£749 07/10/2020
4
Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
£1,538 04/05/2020
12
Grant to Richmond Hill Elderly Action
Leeds Community Foundation - The Pantry
£2,125 06/11/2019
Provision of a new, community meal scheme for older people over the winter months.
Leeds Community Foundation - Grant to TLC (Tuesday and Thursday Lunch Clubs) - Richmond Hill
£2,608 30/04/2019
12
Grant to TLC (Tuesday and Thursday Lunch Clubs) - Richmond Hill
National Lottery Community Fund - Exercise in Disguise
£7,762 26/07/2018
12
The funding will be used to run weekly activities for very elderly and disabled members of the community to help improve their wellbeing, health and reduce social isolation.
Leeds Community Foundation - RHEA (Richmond Hill Elderly Action)
£10,735 07/06/2018
12
Not having someone to talk to in the evening can be lonely and isolating, particularly if you've been used to sharing your home and time with a loved one. RHEA's 'It's so good to talk' pilot project, ....more
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (7)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split
Based on 6/7 persons

Age Range of Trustees: 47-77
Legal constitution
  • Charitable company registered in England & Wales on 22/06/2006, number: 1114792
  • Registered at Companies House on 10/03/2006, number: 05738091
Gift Aid
  • NOT registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Policies in force
  • 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
  • Investing charity funds 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
Filing Record
17 returns made; AR19: 4 days late,
Main office

Richmond Hill Community Centre
Long Close Lane
Leeds
LS9 8NP

Objectives

1. TO PROMOTE THE WELFARE OF ELDERLY RESIDENTS OF THE RICHMOND HILL AREA OF LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS, IN ANY MANNER WHICH NOW OR IN THE FUTURE MAY BE DEEMED TO BE CHARITABLE IN LAW;2. TO RELIEVE POVERTY AND TO PROMOTE GOOD HEALTH AMONGST ELDERLY, DISABLED AND OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE, AND THEIR CARERS, IN THE RICHMOND HILL AREA OF LEEDS AND SURROUNDING AREAS;3. TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO THE FINANCIAL, HEALTH, HOUSING AND WELFARE ENTITLEMENTS AND THE NEEDS IN RELATION TO FUEL, HEAT AND LIGHT OF ELDERLY DISABLED AND OTHERWISE DISADVANTAGED PEOPLE;4. TO FURTHER ANY OTHER CHARITABLE PURPOSE OR PURPOSES

Defined Area of Benefit:

RICHMOND HILL AREA OF LEEDS AND ITS ENVIRONS

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving
CharityBase
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