# The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital

- Type: Trust / foundation
- Charity number: 507777 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/507777)
- Latest income: £16.4k; spending £10.2k
- What it funds: Health / saving of lives
- Who it helps: People with disabilities
- How it gives: Makes grants to organisations, Provides other finance
- Area of operation: North Yorkshire
- Other names: Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital (working); Friends of the Victoria Hospital, Richmond, North Yorkshire (previous)
- Trustees: 6
- Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z
- Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/friends-of-richmond-friary-community-hospital

To raise funds by way of donations, legacies and collections. To supplement the services provided by the authority for the administration of the Friary Hospital for the health, welfare and comfort of the patients, by the provision of facilities and equipment.

## Open and forthcoming schemes (0)

None in OpenGrant's sources right now.

## Finances by year (Charity Commission)

| Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2025 | £16.4k | £10.2k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2024 | £19k | £11.2k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2023 | £9,578 | £9,960 | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2022 | £49.8k | £27.9k | not filed |
| 31 Mar 2021 | £58k | £12.9k | not filed |

## Charitable objects

> To relieve all patients residing at or attending the Richmond Friary community Hospital who are sick, convalescent, disabled or infirm, and generally to support the charitable work of the said Hospital.

## What it funds

The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital is registered under the Charity Commission purposes health / saving of lives for people with disabilities; the register records that it makes grants to organisations and provides other finance. In its latest reported year The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital reported income of £16.4k and spending of £10.2k. Over its last 5 reported years, to 31 Mar 2025, it spent £72.2k in total.

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as North Yorkshire.

## How to apply

OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). It may fund by invitation only, or through programmes that OpenGrant's sources do not cover. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance.

## Questions

### Is The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital open for applications now?

Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise.

### Where does The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital fund?

The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as North Yorkshire.

### Does The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital give grants to individuals?

The Charity Commission register records that The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital makes grants to organisations, not that it makes grants to individuals.

### How much does The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital give each year?

The register does not break out The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 31 Mar 2025 was £10.2k. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £14.4k a year.

### How large is The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital?

In its latest reported year The Friends of Richmond Friary Community Hospital reported income of £16.4k and spending of £10.2k.


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