RICHMOND PARISH LANDS CHARITY

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Latest News

August 2010
The Bedsit and Sheltered Housing Waiting Lists are open.

June 2010
The RPLC's Financial Year ends on 30th June.

March 2010
Only the Sheltered Housing Waiting List is open.

February 2010
The deadline for grant applications relating to family breakdown has now passed.

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
Dorothy Caygill
Vestry House Admin
Helen Aloof
Secretary
Lynne Bell
Vestry Hall Contacts

CONSOLIDATING PREVIOUSLY FUNDED PROJECTS

The RPLC Trustees have discussed a number of possible priority areas for grant giving over the coming five years.  The current economic climate is precarious and many local organisations are concerned about income levels. Trustees have therefore decided that in the year to June 2011 strategic funding will be used to consolidate on work previously funded by the RPLC in support of strategic priorities including: vulnerable young, mental health, family breakdown and initiatives in Ham and Mortlake.  Further information as to how funds will be distributed will be published in due course.

GRANTS AWARDED

• A total of £861,927 was awarded in grants during the financial year which ran from July 2009 - June 2010
• At the November '09 RPLC AGM the Chairman Jeff Harris, warned that the RPLC's investment income is likely to fall significantly this year, however "we are committed to maintaining our core grant support to many local charities and individuals.  For the future we hope to be able to maintain this year's level of grant-giving."
• Trustees, at their meeting in June approved a budget for grant giving to 30 June 2011 totalling £922,298

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 of 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.