RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH

Registered charity 1050435 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as WESSEX CHRISTIAN CENTRE

The charity is involved in christian education and training, relief of poverty, overseas aid/famine relief, through the mechanism of Bible study, prayer, fellowship and financial giving. Those in need are helped practically and encouraged to bring their lives into alignment with God's purposes through christian discipleship.Each member is valued as a minister.

Objects

THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE CHRISTIAN RELIGION BY THE PROCLAMATION AND FURTHERANCE OF THE GOSPEL OF GOD

Area of benefit: IN PRACTICE LYMINGTON

The charity’s charitable objects and area of benefit, quoted from its governing document as held on the Charity Commission register.

Causes: General Charitable Purposes · Education/training · The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Religious Activities · Arts/culture/heritage/science · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: New Forest, South East, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income

£28k

Latest spending

£28k

Registered

1995

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that the charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with total receipts of £57,982 and expenses of £36,313, resulting in a surplus. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of £5,000, and the carried forward balances in current and savings accounts total £36,701, indicating unrestricted funds are well above the stated policy target.

Automated summary of the FY2025 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: £5,000 (held: £37k)

“The trustees aim to maintain £5,000 reserve in unrestricted funds to meet any emergency arising from the maintenance of the premises.” — page 2

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 5 of 6 completeness components.

Policies the charity declares

In its annual return the charity told the Commission that it has the policies listed below. This is self-declared: it is not verified by the Commission or by this site, and it is not evidence of how a policy works in practice.

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Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
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Volunteer management

Trustees · trustee networks

Paul Anthony Youngchair
Alan David Baker
Joyce Blackwood Bingham

Trustee list from the Charity Commission register (current, not historical).

Operates in: Hampshire

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£28k	£28k
31/03/2024	£32k	£36k
31/03/2023	£42k	£29k
31/03/2022	£37k	£30k
31/03/2021	£23k	£22k

Common questions

Is RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that the charity operates on a receipts and payments basis with total receipts of £57,982 and expenses of £36,313, resulting in a surplus. The trustees maintain a reserves policy of £5,000, and the carried forward balances in current and savings accounts total £36,701, indicating unrestricted funds are well above the stated policy target. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIVER OF LIFE CITY CHURCH.

RIVER OF LIFE CITY CHURCH income £96k
RIVER OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE income £72k
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH (WORTHING) income £67k
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH, FELIXSTOWE income £96k
CHAPEL OF LIFE income £285k
River of Life Community Church Langney income £60k

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH	£28k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVER OF LIFE CITY CHURCH FY2025	£96k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVER OF LIFE CHRISTIAN CENTRE FY2025	£72k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH (WORTHING) FY2025	£67k	—	above	—	no doubt
RIVER OF LIFE CHURCH, FELIXSTOWE FY2025	£96k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
CHAPEL OF LIFE FY2025	£285k	—	within	—	no doubt

Each row is that charity’s latest analysed filing; every value is quote-backed on its own page.