RICHMOND PARISH LANDS CHARITY

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Latest News

July 2008
Grant applications for the new strategic priority of 'Initiatives in Ham and Mortlake' can be submitted now.  To access an application form, click on 'Priority Grants' in the Site Menu on the left of this page.

June 2008
Over £900,000 has been distributed in grants since July 2007

14 May 2008
Jonathan Brewer, has been appointed a Trustee of the RPLC

22 April 2008
Mortlake and Ham are the strategic priority for the financial year beginning 1 July 2008.

Contact Us

The RPLC
The Vestry House
21 Paradise Road
Richmond
Surrey TW9 1SA

Tel : 020 8948 5701 Fax : 020 8332 6792

Staff List

Jonathan Monckton
Director
Barbara Gilgallon
Deputy Director
Frank Galea
Accountant
Sharon Cooper
Data Manager
Dorothy Caygill
Vestry House Admin
Helen Aloof
Secretary
Lynne Bell
Vestry Hall Contacts

RPLC  OBJECTIVES

• The relief of poverty in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.
• The relief of sickness and distress in the Borough.
• The provision and support of leisure and recreational facilities in our Benefit Area.
• The provision educational facilities and support for people in Richmond wishing to undertake courses.
• Any other charitable purpose for the benefit of the inhabitants of Richmond.

RPLC ACTIVITIES

The main activities of the charity today are:

• General grants to charitable organisations and individuals in need within the benefit area
• Grants to support the education and training of individuals and education projects within the benefit area.
• Winter 'Warm Campaign' of heating grants to elderly people in need in the benefit area.
• Provision of social housing to those in need from the benefit area.
• Hiring of the Vestry Hall as a public meeting room.
• Renting of the Craft Workshops / Studios to local artists and crafts people.

RPLC BACKGROUND

Richmond Parish Lands Charity (RPLC) was endowed by a gift of land from King George III and Queen Charlotte in 1786 and reconstituted in its present form in 1968. Its principal objectives are the making of grants for charitable purposes to voluntary organisations in Richmond, Surrey and a social housing operation comprising nearly 100 dwellings.

The value of the assets owned by the Charity is over £50 million of which more than a third is invested in the Stock Market providing an annual income of over £950,000, most of which is given in grants. The contribution of the charity to Richmond, both in grant making and in the housing field is substantial. The organisation is well established and highly regarded for its support of the local voluntary sector.