14 Facts About Julian Richer

Julian Richer was born on 1959 and is an English retail entrepreneur, philanthropist and author, best known as the founder of Richer Sounds, the UK's largest hi-fi retailer.

Julian Richer was born in St Thomas' Hospital, London in 1959.

Julian Richer was at UCS Junior School from 1968 to 1972 before becoming a boarder at Clifton College in Bristol between 1972 and 1977, after a bequest from his grandfather.

Julian Richer has been awarded honorary doctorates by Kingston University and Bournemouth University in 2002, University of York and Open University in 2023, as well as University of Worcester in 2025.

Julian Richer was appointed as a Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order in 2007.

In 2019, Julian Richer was awarded the 'Outstanding Contribution to Retail' award by Retail Week magazine.

Julian Richer has a particular interest in supporting charities involved with issues such as human rights, animal welfare and social housing deprivation.

Julian Richer founded ACTS435, which was launched in December 2009 by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, who remains a patron.

Julian Richer founded the charity ASB Help in 2013 which supports victims of anti-social behaviour.

Julian Richer founded Richer Unsigned, a not-for-profit designed to promote the best undiscovered music the UK has to offer.

In 2017, Parallel Histories was launched, which Julian Richer co-founded, with the aim of offering schools a way to teach both sides of contentious historical issues.

In January 2020, Julian Richer launched Zero Hours Justice, a campaign designed to highlight the exploitative nature of zero hour contracts and ultimately, to seek a complete ban on them, when unilaterally imposed on workers.

On 29 November 2021, The Fairness Foundation was launched, which Julian Richer had founded to change the terms of the public debate about fairness, and to inspire citizens, the media and decision-makers to create a fairer society.

Julian Richer was baptised into the Anglican faith in 2006 by The Rev Canon Roger Simpson at St Michael Le Belfrey, York and was confirmed later the same year by John Sentamu, Archbishop of York, in his chapel in Bishopthorpe Palace.