# The Ricardo Community Foundation - Type: Community foundation - Charity number: 1171269 (https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-search/-/charity-details/1171269) - Company number: 09401332 - Website: https://www.ricardocommunity.org.uk - Latest income: £400; spending £78 - What it funds: General charitable purposes, Education / training, Health / saving of lives, Disability, Prevention or relief of poverty, Religious activities, Arts / culture / heritage / science, Amateur sport, Environment / conservation / heritage, Human rights / equality / diversity - Who it helps: The general public - How it gives: Makes grants to individuals, Makes grants to organisations, Provides buildings / facilities / open space - Area of operation: Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering, Newham, Redbridge, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest - Trustees: 4 - Last verified: 2026-11-04T00:00:00.000Z - Canonical URL: https://opengrant.co.uk/funders/ricardo-community-foundation Retains the freehold of St.Clement's Hospital development in Bow, on behalf of the community, in perpetuity. Trustees represent local community groups and residents local to the area, who seek to fund or directly carry out charitable works at St.Clement's and in the surrounding area with the proceeds of ground rents collected from leaseholders living on the development. ## Open and forthcoming schemes (0) None in OpenGrant's sources right now. ## Finances by year (Charity Commission) | Year ending | Income | Spending | Grants to organisations | |---|---|---|---| | 30 Jun 2025 | £400 | £78 | not filed | | 30 Jun 2024 | £7,050 | £86 | not filed | | 31 Jan 2023 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Jan 2022 | £0 | £0 | not filed | | 31 Jan 2021 | £0 | £0 | not filed | ## Charitable objects > The charity's objects ("objects") are specifically restricted to the following:(1) Subject as provided in sub-clause (2) Of this article, to promote such charitable purposes as fall within the descriptions:(a) The prevention or relief of poverty;(b) The advancement of education;(c) The advancement of religion;(d) The advancement of health or the saving of lives;(e) The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science;(f) The advancement of amateur sport;(g) The promotion of religious or racial harmony or equality and diversity;(h) The advancement of environmental protection or improvement; and(i) The relief of those in need because of youth, age, ill-health, disability, financial hardship or other disadvantage.(2) The charity shall, initially and primarily, seek to attain its objects for the benefit of the primary beneficiaries. If the trustees determine that there are insufficient primary beneficiaries, they may determine that the charity shall seek to attain its objects for the benefit of the secondary beneficiaries. If the trustees determine that there are insufficient secondary beneficiaries, they may determine, subject to article 46(5), that the charity shall seek to attain its objects for the benefit of the tertiary beneficiaries. ## What it funds The Ricardo Community Foundation is registered under the Charity Commission purposes education / training, health / saving of lives, disability, prevention or relief of poverty, religious activities, arts / culture / heritage / science, amateur sport, environment / conservation / heritage and human rights / equality / diversity for the general public and other defined groups; the register records that it makes grants to individuals, makes grants to organisations and provides buildings / facilities / open space. In its latest reported year The Ricardo Community Foundation reported income of £400 and spending of £78. Over its last 5 reported years, to 30 Jun 2025, it spent £164 in total. The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering and Newham and 3 more areas. ## How to apply OpenGrant has not found an open scheme from The Ricardo Community Foundation in its sources (last checked 4 Nov 2026). Its website (ricardocommunity.org.uk) may list programmes that are not yet open or are by invitation only. OpenGrant does not take applications; always check the funder's own guidance. ## Questions ### Is The Ricardo Community Foundation open for applications now? Not in OpenGrant's sources as of 4 Nov 2026: no open or forthcoming scheme from The Ricardo Community Foundation is listed. Check the funder's website for programmes that are not yet open or that it does not advertise. ### Where does The Ricardo Community Foundation fund? The Charity Commission register lists its area of operation as Barking and Dagenham, City of London, Hackney, Havering and Newham and 3 more areas. ### Does The Ricardo Community Foundation give grants to individuals? Yes, according to the Charity Commission register, which records that The Ricardo Community Foundation makes grants to individuals as well as to organisations. Check its own guidance for who qualifies. ### How much does The Ricardo Community Foundation give each year? The register does not break out The Ricardo Community Foundation's grants for its latest year (only charities with income over £500,000 file that detail). Its total spending in the year to 30 Jun 2025 was £78. Over its last 5 reported years its spending averaged £33 a year. ### How large is The Ricardo Community Foundation? 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