THE RIVER HOUSE TRUST

Registered charity 1059696 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as RIVER HOUSE, THE RIVER HOUSE

CARE AND SUPPORT SERVICES TO LOCAL INDIVIDUALS AFFECTED BY HIV

Objects

TO RELIEVE SICKNESS AMONGST PERSONS WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE OR WHO ARE LIVING WITH AIDS, OR THOSE AFFECTED BY HIV/AIDS, BY THE PROVISION OF CARE SUPPORT AND COUNSELLING TO THOSE WHO ARE HIV POSITIVE AND TO PEOPLE WITH AIDS AND THEIR FAMILIES, AND PEOPLE CARING FOR SUCH PERSONS.

Area of benefit: NOT DEFINED BUT IN PRACTICE THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HAMMERSMITH AND SURROUNDING AREA.

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

Causes: The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives · Disability · website · Get email alerts

Registered contact address: Hammersmith and Fulham, London, England (from the postcode on the register)

Latest income
£200k
Latest spending
£218k
Registered
1996
Accounts read
FY2024

Financial health, per its FY2024 accounts

The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £45,038 on general funds, resulting in a deficit balance of £14,140 at year-end. However, the trustees report that subsequent cost savings and additional donations have rectified this situation, leaving general funds no longer in deficit. The charity remains dependent on grants and donations to meet its aims and aims to hold 3-6 months of working capital as unrestricted reserves.

Automated summary of the FY2024 accounts; the evidenced findings below carry the verbatim passages.

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: at least 3-6 months’ worth of working capital as unrestricted reserves (held: £55k)
“it is the charity’s intention to aim to hold at least 3-6 months’ worth of working capital as unrestricted reserves.”
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Insurance premium paid to insurer covering trustee liabilities
“During the year, the Charity paid an insurance premium of £ 2,986 which included cover for Trustees legal liabilities for loss in their capacity as Trustees.” — page 29
“During the year the Charity received an unrestricted donation of £25,000 from Oasis Wandsworth, a UK registered charity in which Chris Woolls (Chief Executive) is a Trustee.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.
Related-party transaction: Unrestricted donation received from Oasis Wandsworth, a charity where CEO Chris Woolls is a Trustee
“During the year, the Charity paid an insurance premium of £ 2,986 which included cover for Trustees legal liabilities for loss in their capacity as Trustees.” — page 29
“During the year the Charity received an unrestricted donation of £25,000 from Oasis Wandsworth, a UK registered charity in which Chris Woolls (Chief Executive) is a Trustee.” — page 29
Per its FY2024 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.

From the charity’s annual return (Part A, self-declared)

Answers and figures the charity gave in Part A of its annual return to the Charity Commission. They are self-declared: not verified by the Commission or by this site. Only positive answers and figures are listed; items not listed are simply not shown.

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2024

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2023

  • Volunteers: 25

Self-declared on the annual return for the financial year ending 30/09/2022

  • Volunteers: 20

Source: this charity’s annual returns on the Charity Commission register.

Trustees · trustee networks

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

Operates in: Throughout London

Income and spending

Financial year endIncomeSpending
30/09/2024£200k£218k
30/09/2023£183k£230k
30/09/2022£207k£230k
30/09/2021£234k£213k
30/09/2020£392k£339k

Common questions

Is THE RIVER HOUSE TRUST financially healthy?

Per its FY2024 accounts: The accounts state that the charity incurred a deficit of £45,038 on general funds, resulting in a deficit balance of £14,140 at year-end. However, the trustees report that subsequent cost savings and additional donations have rectified this situation, leaving general funds no longer in deficit. The charity remains dependent on grants and donations to meet its aims and aims to hold 3-6 months of working capital as unrestricted reserves. Its FY2024 accounts were independently examined.

Who funds THE RIVER HOUSE TRUST?

Funders whose own accounts filings name THE RIVER HOUSE TRUST as a grant recipient include WANDSWORTH OASIS TRADING COMPANY LIMITED, HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIES, HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITY, THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATION, DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITY.

Known funders

Grants to this charity found in funders’ own accounts filings.

FunderYearAmountPurpose (as stated by the funder)
WANDSWORTH OASIS TRADING COMPANY LIMITEDFY2021£610kLunch, hiking group, women's peer mentors
WANDSWORTH OASIS TRADING COMPANY LIMITEDFY2023£28kHardship/Support for people living with HIV
WANDSWORTH OASIS TRADING COMPANY LIMITEDFY2024£26kSupporting people living with HIV, particularly older people affected by poverty, loneliness and isolation.
WANDSWORTH OASIS TRADING COMPANY LIMITEDFY2025£9kTowards River House Mission of ‘a better life for people with HIV’
HAMMERSMITH UNITED CHARITIESFY2023£7kTo fund towards some of the charity’s core costs and delivery of its services.
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2023£6kProviding relief for those in need or sickness and the advancement of life
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2021£6kGrants Paid in Year
DR EDWARDS AND BISHOP KING'S FULHAM CHARITYFY2022£5kGrants to organisations
THE FINNIS SCOTT FOUNDATIONFY2022£5k
HYDE PARK PLACE ESTATE CHARITYFY2022£5k
WANDSWORTH OASIS TRADING COMPANY LIMITEDFY2021£3kHardship Fund
LONDON CATALYSTFY2022£2k
BARCHESTER HEALTHCARE FOUNDATIONFY2024£1kOld people's peer lunch club bringing older people with HIV together.
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF ST PAUL GOODMAYESFY2021£300

Government & lottery funding

Grants to this charity published as open data by government and lottery funders (360Giving).

FunderDateAmountPurpose
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2024£20kSmall grants making a big difference
The National Lottery Community Fund06/07/2023£266kVolunteering Plus
City Bridge Foundation12/06/2020£88kGrant to River House Trust
The National Lottery Community Fund04/06/2020£29kRiver House to Your House
The National Lottery Community Fund02/08/2019£10kWomen with HIV - supporting ourselves

Funders of similar charities

Funders whose accounts show grants to charities similar to this one (and no recorded grant to this charity) — a starting list for fundraisers.

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RICHARD HOUSE TRUST.

Side by side with its peers

CharityIncomeTop pay bandStaff >£60kReserves vs policyFundraising costGoing concern
THE RIVER HOUSE TRUST£200k—0unclear—no doubt
RICHARD HOUSE TRUST FY2024£4.8m——unclear46.5%no doubt
RIVER OF LIFE CITY CHURCH FY2025£96k—0unclear—no doubt
RIVERSIDE CHURCH TRUST FY2025£819k—0unclear—no doubt
THE HIVE FOUNDATION FY2025£98k—0below—no doubt
GEORGE HOUSE TRUST FY2025£1.2m£60,001 - £70,0001below—no doubt

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