Previous Active Richmond Fund awards

The Activate Project (Church of St Peter and St Paul, Teddington) was awarded £3,600 to establish a Sport and Wellbeing Hub to deliver activities to improve its members’ physical and mental health and wellbeing. Watch the video to hear about their experience applying to the Active Richmond Fund.

Grants awarded

Group	Grant amount	Award date	Project description
Richmond Furniture Scheme	£5,000	March 2025	The organisation received funding for its Starter Kit Project, delivered by the Richmond Furniture Scheme. The project supports individuals and families in need by providing essential kitchen items such as pots, pans, cutlery, small ovens, toasters, and kettles to promote self‑sufficiency and healthy living. By supplying these basic items, the project enables people facing financial hardship to prepare meals at home and improve their overall wellbeing.
Swans Football Club	£5,000	March 2025	The organisation has received funding to deliver a women’s football programme for participants aged 18 and over. The programme offers a welcoming, inclusive space for women learning to play, with a particular focus on those new to the sport. It is open to all women and is also expected to attract former players, as well as parents and carers who want to better understand the game
Barnes Common Ltd	£729	March 2025	The organisation has received funding for a community growing project that cultivates fruit and vegetables for local residents. The project actively reaches out to ‘hard‑to‑reach’ groups and offers a range of accessible options including table‑top gardening, wheelchair‑accessible beds, seated activities and more physically demanding tasks tailored to participants’ needs and fitness levels
Richmond Carers Centre	£10,000	April 2025	Funds will be used for a career-focused activities during carers week
Ham and Petersham SOS	£4,356	April 2025	The organisation has received funding to engage a range of groups in delivering carer‑focused activities and events during Carers Week (9–15 June 2025) and throughout June. Local voluntary sector organisations will be invited to apply for micro‑grants of £500–£800 to run these activities
RUILS	£5,000	May 2025	The organisation has received funding for the Move and Nourish Fund, which provides individuals with non‑repayable support to help increase physical activity and encourage healthier eating habits. The fund can be used to purchase items such as clothing, trainers or equipment to access Richmond’s existing activity offer. It can also cover items that support positive dietary changes, including cooking utensils, recipe books or kitchen equipment
Horse Rangers	£3,714	November 2025	The organisation has received funding to run sessions that support general wellbeing and confidence by harnessing the therapeutic benefits of horses and time spent outdoors in nature, helping to promote both physical and mental health
Castelnau Community Centre	£4,010	December 2025	Funds will be used to expand its seated exercise and walking football sessions
Community Drug and Alcohol Recovery Service	£5,000	December 2025	The organisation has received funding for the Get Up and Dance project, which aims to engage physically inactive Richmond residents with multiple complex needs in dance and movement psychotherapy sessions.
Whitton Community Centre (registered charity no. 1199321)	£3,809	January 2025	Funds will be used for Zumba Chair and Zumba Gold classes
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew	£5,000	January 2025	Funds will be used towards Community Horticultural Learning Programme
SEN Unity CIC (company no. 14952101)	£4,900	August 2024	Funds will be used for the 4Care2Carers projects providing physical activity sessions for carers and cared for
Linden Hall Community Centre (registered charity no. 1148428)	£1,600	July 2024	Funds will be used towards carpet bowls equipment
Shepherd's Star (registered charity no. 1196520)	£4,109	June 2024	Funds will be used towards cooking classes and community shared meals
Cooking up (registered charity no. 1198664)	£4,349	June 2024	Funds will be used towards healthy cooking and baking programme
Barnes Runners	£550	May 2024	Funds will be used towards a Couch to 5K running group
Dose of Nature (registered charity no. 1181216)	£4,490	May 2024	Funds will be used to provide outdoor physical activity programme
TAG Youth Club for Disabled Young People (registered charity no. 1190960)	£5,000	May 2024	Funds will be used to provide gym sessions for disabled young people
Addiction Support and Care Agency (registered charity no. 103655)	£1,000	May 2024	Funds will be used towards a wellbeing programme for carers
Homelink Day Respite (registered charity no. 1186457)	£5,000	April 2024	Funds will be used towards activities for carers
Richmond Carers Centre (registered charity no. 1092459)	£5,500	April 2024	Funds will be used to administer a micro grants programme for activities for National Carers Week
Richmond Carers Centre	£1,000	March 2024	Funds will be used towards Adult Carers Breaks - Health and Wellbeing Programme
The Allegr Foundation	£3,650	February 2024	Funds will be used towards four Walk + Talk groups
Active Women and Girls Foundation	£8,855	February 2024	Funds will be used towards Pilates Plus+ for women over 60
Linden Hall Community Centre (registered charity no. 1148428)	£2,016	July 2023	Funds will be used towards a seated exercise class open to members of the Centre's over 55 social club as well as people in and around the local community, giving them an opportunity to take part in a sociable and gentle exercise to increase their strength, fitness and wellbeing
Silverfit (registered charity no. 1143135)	£10,000	July 2023	Funds will be used towards continuing Silverfit's programme of Tai Chi, Qi Gong and Bollywood dance classes at Whitton Community Centre
Ruils (registered charity no. 1127896)	£5,000	July 2023	Funds will be used towards the Get Me Active Fund programme
Crossroads Care Richmond and Kingston (registered charity no. 1053224)	£5,000	July 2023	Funds will be used towards the Hampton Hill Carers' Café
Cambrian Community Centre (registered charity no. 1151011)	£10,000	June 2023	Funds will be used towards upgrading the Cambrian Community Centre’s exercise referral scheme
Combination Dance (registered charity no. 1123954)	£4,950	June 2023	Funds will be used towards family dance programmes
Rah Rah Theatre Company (registered charity no. 1172149)	£3,600	June 2023	Funds will be used towards offering free places to the theatre company’s summer shows for older groups in the borough
The Otakar Kraus Music Trust (registered charity no. 1178401)	£5,000	June 2023	Funds will be used to funding to provide five music therapy groups for 35-40 people with neurological conditions such as Stroke, Multiple Sclerosis or Parkinson's in partnership with Twickenham charity, Integrated Neurological Services (INS), in order to improve their well-being and quality of life and reduce their isolation
The Positive Movement Project CIC (company limited by guarantee no. 12795875)	£4,950	March 2023	Funds will be used towards running two Couch to 5K programmes (10 sessions each programme) and two Walk/Talk/Run groups (10 sessions each programme) in Crane Park and Murray Park to improve physical activity levels, mental health whilst combatting social isolation amongst residents living in deprived areas
Intergenerational Music Making CIC (company limited by guarantee no. 11596360)	£7,500	January 2023	Funds will be used to deliver the Move and Groove project to enhance and accelerate intergenerational practice through a fusion of music and movement projects and training to help the most inactive people be more active, improve people’s mental health and wellbeing, decrease isolation and loneliness
Twickenham Swans/Cygnets FC	£5,000	November 2022	Funds will be used towards establishing a new women's football club called Twickenham Swans FC (for 18years and over) giving local women of all abilities the opportunity to play the game in a safe, welcoming and inclusive environment