RIVERS FOUNDATION

Registered charity 1078545 · accounts filings on the Charity Commission register · also known as THE RIVERS CHARITABLE TRUST

The trust supports educational projects in the UK & abroad whether it is in terms of actual buildings, educational materials or paying for children's education. The trust seeks welfare projects to support via small charities with well targeted schemes.

Causes: Education/training · Disability · Overseas Aid/famine Relief · Arts/culture/heritage/science · Amateur Sport · Economic/community Development/employment · Grant history (this charity is a funder) · Get email alerts

Latest income

£338k

Latest spending

£79k

Registered

1999

Accounts read

FY2025

Financial health, per its FY2025 accounts

The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £965,691 from £679,745 in the prior year, supported by a net movement in funds of £285,946. The charity reports adequate resources for the foreseeable future under the going concern basis, with total income of £337,785 significantly exceeding charitable expenditure of £79,274.

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

What the accounts disclose

Reserves policy: adequate reserves are maintained, taking into account its analysis of future needs and opportunities, and having regard to expectations of future level of income and expenditure (held: £966k)

“The Charity has a reserves policy whereby adequate reserves are maintained, taking into account its analysis of future needs and opportunities, and having regard to expectations of future level of income and expenditure. The level of reserves and the reserves policy are reviewed annually by the trustees.” — page 6

Per its FY2025 accounts as filed with the Charity Commission.

Accounts independently examined (not a full audit). Discloses 4 of 6 completeness components.

Trustees · trustee networks

ALAN JAMES RIVERSchair
Alexander Henry Rivers
CASS FARRAR
CHRISTINE JOAN BOLTON
Euan Douglas Mungo McMillan
KEITH CONSTABLE
SUSAN RIVERS · trustee of 1 other charity

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

Operates in: Belize · India · Kenya · Madagascar · Malawi · Thailand · Throughout England

Income and spending

Financial year end	Income	Spending
31/03/2025	£338k	£79k
31/03/2024	£106k	£84k
31/03/2023	£22k	£50k
31/03/2022	£77k	£87k
31/03/2021	£36k	£74k

Common questions

Is RIVERS FOUNDATION financially healthy?

Per its FY2025 accounts: The accounts state that unrestricted reserves increased to £965,691 from £679,745 in the prior year, supported by a net movement in funds of £285,946. The charity reports adequate resources for the foreseeable future under the going concern basis, with total income of £337,785 significantly exceeding charitable expenditure of £79,274. Its FY2025 accounts were independently examined.

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.

Funder	Similar charities funded	Amount to them
THE PAROCHIAL CHURCH COUNCIL OF THE ECCLESIASTICAL PARISH OF CHRIST AND ST JOHN WITH ST LUKE, ISLE OF DOGS	1	£5k
THE YORKSHIRE DALES MILLENNIUM TRUST	1	£2k
SKELTON BOUNTY	1	£2k

Charities like this

Semantically similar by activities and financial character, from our analysed corpus. Compare with RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION.

RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION income £2.0m
THE RIVER FARM FOUNDATION income £2.3m
RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION LIMITED income £143k
RIVERTREE TRUST income £518k
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION income £190k
RIBBLE RIVERS TRUST LIMITED income £3.8m

Side by side with its peers

Charity	Income	Top pay band	Reserves vs policy	Fundraising cost	Going concern
RIVERS FOUNDATION	£338k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.0m	—	above	—	no doubt
THE RIVER FARM FOUNDATION FY2025	£2.3m	—	above	—	no doubt
RIVERSIDE FOUNDATION LIMITED FY2025	£143k	—	unclear	—	no doubt
RIVERTREE TRUST FY2025	£518k	—	above	—	no doubt
THE SUPPORT FOUNDATION FY2025	£190k	—	below	—	no doubt

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